After six games on the road, Naperville North is heading back home. They will square off against the Joliet West Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Joliet West took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Naperville North, who comes in off a win.
If Naperville North beats Joliet West with three goals on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Naperville North came out on top against Waubonsie Valley by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Warriors are ranked 39th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Naperville North hit Waubonsie Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jaxon Stokes,
Jack Boudeman, and
Noah Radeke.
Meanwhile, Joliet West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 5-3 to Oswego East.
Naperville North pushed their record up to 14-1-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Joliet West, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10-2.
Naperville North came out on top in a nail-biter against Joliet West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Naperville North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Joliet West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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