Soccer Preview: Triad vs. Jersey
Triad is on a three-game streak of home losses, Jersey a nine-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Triad Knights will welcome the Jersey Panthers at 5:45 p.m. Triad will be strutting in after a victory while Jersey will be coming in after a loss.
Triad's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Civic Memorial by a score of 2-0. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Eagles are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Jersey was not quite Highland's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Triad's win bumped their record up to 11-6-1. As for Jersey, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-19-2.
Everything went Triad's way against Jersey in their previous meeting back in September, as Triad made off with an 8-0 victory. Does Triad have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jersey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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