Soccer Preview: Leyden vs. Willowbrook
Leyden has gone 8-1 against Willowbrook recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Leyden Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Willowbrook Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Leyden will be strutting in after a win while Willowbrook will be coming in after a loss.
Leyden is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Berwyn/Cicero Morton, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Leyden was ranked seventh). Leyden had just enough and edged Berwyn/Cicero Morton out 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Willowbrook was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Proviso East.
Leyden pushed their record up to 14-2-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Willowbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Leyden beat Willowbrook 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leyden 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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