The Belvidere Bucs will face off against the Jefferson J-Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Belvidere is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Belvidere North on Tuesday. Belvidere fell 4-2 to Belvidere North. While losing is never fun, the Bucs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 34th).
Oscar Espinoza wasn't going to let Belvidere North walk away unscathed as he scored both of Belvidere's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Jefferson ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Guilford out 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the J-Hawks were the better team in the second half.
Belvidere has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Jefferson, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11.
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