Joliet West is 0-3 against Andrew since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Joliet West Tigers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Andrew Thunderbolts, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Joliet West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Stagg. Given Joliet West's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 97th, while Stagg is ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joliet West hit Stagg with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Julia Martinez,
Abigail Vugteveen, and
Jovi Biancorosso.
Meanwhile, Andrew scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South a 9-0 shutout. Andrew might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Joliet West's win bumped their record up to 16-7-2. As for Andrew, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-2 record this season.
Joliet West suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Andrew in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Can Joliet West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
