Soccer Game Preview: Fremd on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 2:46am

Soccer Preview: Fremd vs. Rolling Meadows

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After three games on the road, Fremd is heading back home. They will host the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Fremd came up short against Elk Grove and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Grenadiers are ranked 19th).

Meanwhile, Rolling Meadows came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Two seems to be a good number for the Mustangs as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.

Kalvin Lagunas and Dashel Lockley scored both of Rolling Meadows' goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.

Fremd has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4-1 record this season. As for Rolling Meadows, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.

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