The Genoa-Kingston Cogs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Belvidere Bucs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Genoa-Kingston is headed into Saturday's following a draw, the team's first since September 12. Neither they nor Marengo could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Belvidere was not quite Belvidere North's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell 4-2 to the Blue Thunder. While losing is never fun, the Bucs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 28th).
Oscar Espinoza wasn't going to let Belvidere North walk away unscathed as he scored both of Belvidere's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.
With that draw, Genoa-Kingston's record moves to 7-7-3. As for Belvidere, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Genoa-Kingston came up short against Belvidere when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 5-3. Can Genoa-Kingston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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