The Evanston Wildkits will venture away from home to take on the New Trier Trevians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Evanston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Gonzaga, who was ranked first at the time (Evanston was ranked fifth). Evanston took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gonzaga on Saturday. The loss put an end to the Wildkits' undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, New Trier waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Blue Dukes a 2-0 shutout. Give the Trevians' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Ryan Schneider and
Cole Driscoll scored both of New Trier's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Evanston fell to 12-1-2. As for New Trier, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season.
Evanston came up short against New Trier in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Evanston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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