Soccer Preview: Hersey vs. Barrington
The Hersey Huskies will take on the Barrington Fillies/Broncos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Hersey sitting on four straight wins and Barrington on three.
If Barrington heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Hersey took over last week. Hersey had just enough and edged Hoffman Estates out 4-3 on Thursday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Hawks are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Barrington kept a clean sheet against Wheeling on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Wildcats 1-0. Give the Fillies/Broncos' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Hersey has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-2-2 record this season. As for Barrington, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2-3.
Hersey skirted past Barrington 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Hersey repeat their success, or does Barrington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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