The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will square off against the Oswego Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Neuqua Valley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past DeKalb 8-0. Neuqua Valley haven't had any issues with DeKalb recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Neuqua Valley's offense was hitting DeKalb from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Selma Larbi led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Oswego entered their tilt with Romeoville on Thursday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 4-0 victory. Given Oswego's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Romeoville are ranked 199th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Neuqua Valley pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those seven games. As for Oswego, their win bumped their record up to 18-3-1.
Neuqua Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Oswego when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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