The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will face off against the Palatine Pirates at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Rolling Meadows' last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Palatine heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Rolling Meadows took over last week. Rolling Meadows had just enough and edged Crystal Lake South out 3-2. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Gators are ranked 114th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alex Kociubinski and
Noah Dwyer scored all three of Rolling Meadows' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Palatine was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They fell just short of Lake Zurich by a score of 2-1.
Rolling Meadows' victory bumped their record up to 13-3-3. As for Palatine, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-3.
Rolling Meadows beat Palatine by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-1. Will Rolling Meadows repeat their success, or does Palatine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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