The Hoffman Estates Hawks will venture away from home to take on the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoffman Estates has given up an average of 3.8 goals per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hoffman Estates is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Palatine on Friday. They lost 5-0 to the Pirates. While losing is never fun, Hoffman Estates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while Palatine are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Rolling Meadows entered their tilt with Buffalo Grove on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bison a 2-0 shutout.
Rolling Meadows' victory bumped their record up to 6-2-1. As for Hoffman Estates, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Hoffman Estates suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Rolling Meadows in their previous matchup on April 10th. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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