The Resurrection Bandits will head out to take on the Streamwood Sabres at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Resurrection is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Providence Catholic on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to the Celtics. While losing is never fun, Resurrection can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Providence Catholic are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Streamwood made sure to put some goals up on the board against Rochelle Zell Jewish on Thursday. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. Nataly Barrera was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Streamwood used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Rochelle Zell Jewish. Ashlee Ramirez played for 47 minutes having averaged 25.2 this season and Abril Quintero got 50 vs. an average of 24.4. Quintero made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and one steal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Streamwood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four matchups. As for Resurrection, they now have a losing record of 5-6-2.
Resurrection came out on top in a nail-biter against Streamwood when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bandits since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
