If Belvidere was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Rochelle last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Belvidere Bucs took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Belvidere North Blue Thunder on Tuesday. 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 319th, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 30th).
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.
Belvidere has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Belvidere North, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Belvidere will welcome Genoa-Kingston at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Belvidere North, they will be playing at home against Beloit Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Beloit Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
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