The matchup between Elgin and West Chicago on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Elgin Maroons fell 5-3 to the West Chicago Wildcats. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Maroons came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Wildcats are ranked 81st).
Elgin hit West Chicago with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Aaron Saldana,
Alberto Gaytan, and
Atlai Gutierrez.
Elgin's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3-2. As for West Chicago, their record now sits at 10-8-2.
Elgin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Chicago, they will square off against York at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Chicago is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
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