Soccer Preview: Triad vs. Highland
Triad is 10-0 against Highland since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Triad Knights are on the road again to play the Highland Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. Triad is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Triad is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Jersey (and have done all season long). Triad blew past Jersey 9-0. Give Triad's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Jersey from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Izzy Hancock led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Highland has not done well against Waterloo recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Highland had just enough and edged Waterloo out 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given Highland's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Waterloo is ranked 39th).
Triad's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Highland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Everything went Triad's way against Highland in their previous meeting back in March as Triad made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Triad since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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