Soccer Game Preview: Johnsburg vs. Willows Academy

The Johnsburg Skyhawks will challenge the Willows Academy Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Johnsburg sitting on three straight wins and Willows Academy on four.

Johnsburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand North Shore Country Day a 4-0 shutout. Johnsburg might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by four goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Willows Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Latin 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Willows Academy were the better team in the second half.

Willows Academy's victory bumped their record up to 17-3-1. As for Johnsburg, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.

Johnsburg couldn't quite get it done against Willows Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as they fell 2-0. Can the Skyhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.