The Prospect Knights will take on the Schaumburg Saxons at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Prospect is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Barrington on Thursday. The Knights fell just short of the Fillies/Broncos by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Prospect seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, Schaumburg hasn't lost a match since September 16th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Wheeling 2-1. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Schaumburg's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Wheeling are ranked 247th).
Matt Mianowany and Mati Krzanowski scored both of Schaumburg's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Schaumburg pushed their record up to 9-4-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matches. As for Prospect, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3-4.
Prospect beat Schaumburg by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 4-3. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Saxons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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