The Jacobs Eagles will head out to challenge the Huntley Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jacobs will be strutting in after a victory while Huntley will be coming in after a loss.
Jacobs took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand McHenry a 4-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Jacobs' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit McHenry with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kylie Deegan (2), Avery Michalak, and Julia Grabowski.
Meanwhile, Huntley lost 4-1 to Libertyville on Friday. While losing is never fun, Huntley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Libertyville are ranked fourth).
Jacobs' win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-7-2. As for Huntley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3-2.
Jacobs might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Huntley when the teams last played back in May of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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