The Sycamore Spartans will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against the Streamwood Sabres at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sycamore has four straight victories, Streamwood has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sycamore is coming in off a tense game against Kaneland in which neither team made it on the board. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Sycamore who was credited with the win. Sycamore got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Kaneland's two. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Sycamore was the better team in the second half.
Sycamore used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Kaneland. Anya Berry played for 60 minutes having averaged 34.5 this season. She made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Streamwood's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against South Elgin on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Storm. While losing is never fun, Streamwood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 316th, while South Elgin is ranked 55th).
Sycamore's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-7. As for Streamwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16-1.
Sycamore came out on top in a nail-biter against Streamwood when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Sycamore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Streamwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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