Soccer Preview: Evanston vs. Deerfield
The Evanston Wildkits will head out on the road to square off against the Deerfield Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evanston is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Evanston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Maine South, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Evanston was ranked 16th). Evanston blew past Maine South 4-0 on Tuesday. The Wildkits might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by four goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Deerfield's offense. They lost 7-0 to Glenbrook North on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Spartans are ranked 68th).
Evanston's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0-1. As for Deerfield, they now have a losing record at 3-4-2.
Everything went Evanston's way against Deerfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Evanston made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evanston since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
