DeKalb is 1-8 against Sycamore since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The DeKalb Barbs will head out on the road to challenge the Sycamore Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
DeKalb is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Central on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Rockets. While losing is never fun, DeKalb can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 274th, while Central is ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last five matchups, Sycamore finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of Boylan Catholic by a score of 1-0. Sycamore has struggled against Boylan Catholic recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
DeKalb's loss dropped their record down to 2-12-3. As for Sycamore, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
DeKalb beat Sycamore by a goal in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for DeKalb since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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