Soccer Preview: Glenbard West vs. Glenbard North
The Glenbard West Hilltoppers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Glenbard North Panthers at 8:18 a.m. Glenbard West's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Tuesday, Glenbard West didn't have quite enough to beat Oak Park-River Forest and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glenbard North). They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Batavia on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Their offense was hitting Batavia from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Glenbard West's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8-3. As for Glenbard North, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10-4.
Glenbard West was able to grind out a solid win over Glenbard North in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glenbard West 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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