The Wheaton North Falcons will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Batavia Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Wheaton North faced Lockport in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Wheaton North took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lockport. While losing is never fun, Wheaton North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Lockport is ranked second).
Meanwhile, Batavia was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They won by a goal and slipped past West Chicago 2-1.
Wheaton North's loss dropped their record down to 6-2-1. As for Batavia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Wheaton North skirted past Batavia 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheaton North 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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