The Romeoville Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Joliet Central Steelmen at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Romeoville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Sunday, they were much more limited against Plainfield North on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have not had much luck with Plainfield North recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Joliet Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of Oswego. While losing is never fun, Joliet Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 310th, while Oswego is ranked 53rd).
Romeoville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Joliet Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Romeoville beat Joliet Central 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Romeoville repeat their success, or does Joliet Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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