The Bartlett Hawks will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Elgin Maroons at 11:00 a.m.
Bartlett is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering West Chicago just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They and the Wildcats finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw. The result kept the Hawks happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 19th.
Meanwhile, Elgin had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.9 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Tomcats out 3-2. Given the Maroons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Tomcats are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elgin hit Aurora East with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tony Hernandez,
Aaron Saldana, and
Alberto Gaytan.
With that draw, Bartlett's record moves to 8-3-3. As for Elgin, their record now sits at 8-1-2.
Bartlett came up short against Elgin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Bartlett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
