Sycamore has gone 8-1-1 against Morris recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Sycamore Spartans will look to defend their home pitch against the Morris Redskins at 12:30 p.m. Sycamore will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last.
While the 4-4 score might suggest a draw, it was Sycamore who was credited with the victory on Thursday. Sycamore got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to DeKalb's two. Aiden Sears was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Sycamore was without their leading scorer, Jameson Carl, in Thursday's game. With Carl sidelined, Sycamore had to make some changes to the lineup. Rocco Lomonaco played for 80 minutes having averaged 48.8 this season and Paxton Nicol got 70 vs. an average of 37.2.
Morris took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Kaneland a 1-0 shutout. Even though the Redskins got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Grant Sparrow was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Sycamore's win bumped their record up to 12-6-1. As for Morris, their victory bumped their record up to 5-13-1.
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