Soccer Game Preview: Wheeling Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 4, 2024, 4:02am

Soccer Preview: Wheeling vs. Highland Park

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The Wheeling Wildcats will head out to challenge the Highland Park Giants at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Wheeling will be strutting in after a victory while Highland Park will be coming in after a loss.

Wheeling's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Mundelein by a score of 2-0.

Cesar Rangel and Kacper Kuczynski scored both of Wheeling's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.

Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Highland Park was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They came up short against Grayslake North, falling 4-1.

Wheeling now has a winning record of 1-0-1. As for Highland Park, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Wheeling was able to grind out a solid win over Highland Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheeling 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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