After flying high against Back of the Yards College Prep last Monday, Von Steuben came back down to earth. The Von Steuben Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Whitney Young Dolphins on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Dolphins are ranked 68th).
Von Steuben now has a losing record at 7-8-1. As for Whitney Young, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Von Steuben will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Solorio at 5:00 p.m. on October 14th. Solorio is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Von Steuben will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Whitney Young, they will head out on the road to face off against New Trier at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. New Trier's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Whitney Young's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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