Soccer Preview: Palatine vs. Hersey
The Palatine Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Hersey Huskies at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palatine is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Wheeling a 5-0 shutout on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for Palatine as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
They hit Wheeling with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Autumn Johnson (2),
Jolee Waddington,
Aubrey Deluga, and
Jocelyn Bonilla.
Meanwhile, Hersey had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Hawks. Given Hersey's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while Hoffman Estates is ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palatine now has a winning record of 4-3-1. As for Hersey, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6-1 record this season.
Palatine suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Hersey in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Palatine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
