The Evanston Wildkits will take on the Glenbrook South Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated (Evanston has 11 wins , while Glenbrook South has 12).
If Glenbrook South heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Evanston took over last week. Evanston had just enough and edged Glenbrook North out 2-1 on Tuesday. Given the Wildkits' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Spartans are ranked 55th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glenbrook South). They never let Waukegan onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Saturday. It was an even better day for Matheus Carvalho as he scored three goals for his team.
Evanston's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0-1. As for Glenbrook South, their record now sits at 12-0.
Everything went Evanston's way against Glenbrook South in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Evanston made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evanston since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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