Metea Valley is 8-2 against Waubonsie Valley since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Metea Valley Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Waubonsie Valley Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Metea Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Metea Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Naperville North, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Metea Valley was ranked third). Metea Valley fell just short of Naperville North by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Metea Valley's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Lucy Burk, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Waubonsie Valley gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Neuqua Valley with a sharp 4-0 victory. Given Waubonsie Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Neuqua Valley is ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Metea Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-2-1. As for Waubonsie Valley, their win bumped their record up to 10-4-2.
Everything went Metea Valley's way against Waubonsie Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Metea Valley made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Metea Valley 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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