Soccer Preview: Wilmington vs. Crete-Monee
The Wilmington Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Crete-Monee Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wilmington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Streator/Woodland on Tuesday. They lost 6-1 to the Bulldogs.
Wilmington's goal came courtesy of
Addison Van Duyne, who's now up to 17 this season.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Crete-Monee after they claimed the first goal on Wednesday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell 3-1 to Thornwood. Crete-Monee has not had much luck with Thornwood recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Wilmington's loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Crete-Monee, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15-1.
Wilmington was able to grind out a solid victory over Crete-Monee in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington 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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