The North Grand Eagle Owls are on the road again on Friday to play the Chicago Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. North Grand is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, North Grand earned a 3-1 win over Mather. Given North Grand's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 127th, while Mather is ranked 376th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Grand hit Mather with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jennifer Huayllazaca,
Monica Rodriguez, and
Marley Rivera.
Meanwhile, Chicago Academy won against Steinmetz College Prep on Tuesday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Wednesday. Chicago Academy's defense stepped up to hand Walther Christian Academy a 2-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chicago Academy.
North Grand's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Chicago Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Everything went North Grand's way against Chicago Academy in their previous matchup back in April as North Grand made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Grand since the squad 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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