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| 04/30/24 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 05/02/23 - Away | 0-1 L |
| 05/27/22 - Neutral | 0-1 L |
| 05/03/22 - Home | 1-3 L |
| 05/20/21 - Home | 2-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Naperville North and Metea Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Huskies will head out to square off against the Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Naperville North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Naperville Central, who was ranked second at the time (Naperville North was ranked 14th). The Huskies took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Redhawks on Thursday. Considering the last time Naperville North couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Metea Valley entered their matchup against Naperville Central on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mustangs lost 3-0 to the Redhawks. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Metea Valley couldn't quite close it out.
Metea Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Naperville North, they moved to 10-4-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Naperville North came out on top in a nail-biter against Metea Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies 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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