The Sycamore Spartans will head out to challenge the Sterling Golden Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sycamore is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Sycamore's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Morris with a sharp 4-0 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Redskins are ranked 354th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sycamore hit Morris with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Leo Padilla,
Henry Bumpus,
Aiden Sears, and
Javier Lopez.
Meanwhile, Sterling came up short against Rock Island on Tuesday, falling 6-2. The Golden Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sycamore has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season. As for Sterling, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12-1.
Sycamore was able to grind out a solid victory over Sterling when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sycamore since the team 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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