Elk Grove has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Palatine Pirates at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Elk Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Elk Grove will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Fremd, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Elk Grove came out on top against Fremd by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. Given the Grenadiers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Vikings are ranked 182nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elk Grove hit Fremd with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Daniel Boyazliev (2),
Kacper Jablonski, and
Kuba Chmielewski.
Meanwhile, Palatine entered their match against Rolling Meadows on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Palatine fell just short of Rolling Meadows by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by just one goal.
Elk Grove pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Palatine, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3-1.
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