Soccer Preview: Geneva vs. Batavia
The Geneva Vikings will challenge the Batavia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Geneva has three straight victories, Batavia has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
On Tuesday, Geneva earned a 3-1 win over Glenbard North. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Panthers are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Geneva hit Glenbard North with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Alec Graham,
Xavier Ebert, and Ebert.
Meanwhile, Batavia managed to keep up with Wheaton North until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Batavia lost 3-0 to Wheaton North.
Geneva's victory bumped their record up to 6-3-1. As for Batavia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11-1.
Geneva took their win against Batavia in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Geneva repeat their success, or does Batavia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
