After five games on the road, Sacred Heart-Griffin is heading back home. They will host the Dunlap Eagles at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sacred Heart-Griffin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Springfield Southeast as Sacred Heart-Griffin made off with a 6-0 victory. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Spartans are ranked 461st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dunlap put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over East Peoria.
Dunlap's offense was hitting East Peoria from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Enrico Santos led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Sacred Heart-Griffin's win bumped their record up to 9-1-1. As for Dunlap, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Sacred Heart-Griffin suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Dunlap when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Sacred Heart-Griffin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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