The Wheeling Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Barrington Fillies/Broncos at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Things were looking good for Wheeling after they put the first goal on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Hoffman Estates by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, Wheeling can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 270th, while Hoffman Estates are ranked 126th).
Meanwhile, Barrington had just enough and edged out Palatine 2-1 on Saturday. That's two games straight that Barrington have won by just one goal.
Wheeling has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8-2 record this season. As for Barrington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4-2.
Wheeling couldn't quite get it done against Barrington in their previous matchup back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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