The Highland Park Giants will challenge the Deerfield Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Highland Park is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Libertyville on Friday. Highland Park lost 4-1 to Libertyville. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Wildcats are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, Deerfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against New Trier, falling 5-0.
Highland Park's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Deerfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11-3.
Highland Park suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Deerfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Highland Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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