The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans will take on the Hoopeston Cornjerkers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
St. Joseph-Ogden managed to keep up with Urbana University until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. St. Joseph-Ogden came up short against Urbana University, falling 5-2.
Meanwhile, Hoopeston kept a clean sheet against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville on Thursday. They came out on top against the Buffaloes by a score of 2-0. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Cornjerkers' Ashton Zorns and the Buffaloes' Elijha Jones and Ean Jones were all carded.
Brayden Walder and
Nathan Burd scored both of Hoopeston's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
St. Joseph-Ogden now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hoopeston, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
St. Joseph-Ogden beat Hoopeston 4-2 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Will St. Joseph-Ogden repeat their success, or does Hoopeston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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