The South Elgin Storm will take on the Batavia Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Elgin will be strutting in after a win while Batavia will be coming in after a defeat.
South Elgin is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Plainfield South get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Saturday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering South Elgin's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Plainfield South are ranked 396th).
South Elgin's offense was hitting Plainfield South from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Matthew Lipp led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Batavia's offense. They lost 6-0 to St. Charles East on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Batavia in their meetings with St. Charles East: they've now lost nine in a row.
South Elgin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those seven contests. As for Batavia, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
