The Evanston Wildkits will take on the Glenbrook South Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated (Evanston has 11 wins , while Glenbrook South has 12).
If Glenbrook South heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Evanston took over last week. Evanston came out on top in a nail-biter against Glenbrook North on Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1. Given the Wildkits' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Spartans are ranked 55th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glenbrook South). Their defense stepped up to hand Waukegan a 7-0 shutout on Saturday. It was an even better day for Matheus Carvalho as he scored three goals for his team.
Evanston pushed their record up to 11-0-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Glenbrook South, their record is now 12-0.
Evanston took their victory against Glenbrook South in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evanston 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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