The Kaneland Knights will challenge the Belvidere North Blue Thunder at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Kaneland comes in on three and Belvidere North on five.
Kaneland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Freeport. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Pretzels are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Matthew Mitchinson and
Jovani Ruiz scored all three of Kaneland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 31 goals.
Meanwhile, Belvidere North kept a clean sheet against Pecatonica on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 4-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Blue Thunder were the better team in the second half.
Kaneland is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6-1 record this season. As for Belvidere North, their win bumped their record up to 15-1-2.
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