Soccer Preview: Illinois Valley vs. North Valley
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Illinois Valley is finally coming home. They will welcome the North Valley Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Illinois Valley will be strutting in after a victory while North Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Illinois Valley's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Hidden Valley. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their one-goal performance the game before.
They hit Hidden Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Servando Vargas (2),
Grit Charitram, and
Joshua Wood.
Meanwhile, North Valley fell victim to St. Mary's and their airtight defense on Monday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 1-0.
Illinois Valley pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for North Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1.
Illinois Valley suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to North Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Illinois Valley was down 3-0.
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