Taft will head out on the road to square off against Leyden at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Taft turned things around against Solorio on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Sun Warriors a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Leyden ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Berwyn/Cicero Morton 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Leyden were the better team in the second half.
Leyden's record is now 11-3-1. As for Taft, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5-1 and their overall record up to 3-7-1.
Taft beat Leyden 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taft since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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