It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kankakee Valley can now relate to. They came up short against the Hanover Central Wildcats on Saturday, falling 4-1. Kankakee Valley were red-hot offensively heading into the contest (they scored no less than four goals in the three matches prior), but Hanover Central's defense proved too tough.
Kankakee Valley's goal came courtesy of McKinley Dresbaugh, who's now up to two this season.

Kougars
| 10/11/25 vs Hanover Central | 1-4 |
| 10/09/25 vs Twin Lakes | 8-0 |
| 10/02/25 vs Griffith | 4-0 |
| 09/30/25 @ Andrean | 10-1 |
| 09/23/25 vs Hobart | 0-3 |
Kankakee Valley moved to 11-6-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-match winning streak. As for Hanover Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-5-1.
Kankakee Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hanover Central, they will face off against Culver Academies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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