After 11 games on the road, Berwyn/Cicero Morton is heading back home. They will take on the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Berwyn/Cicero Morton headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for five straight, but Proviso East let them put that streak behind them. Berwyn/Cicero Morton's defense stepped up to hand Proviso East a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Berwyn/Cicero Morton's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Blue Island Eisenhower entered their tilt with Back of the Yards College Prep with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 5-2 win on Monday. Considering Blue Island Eisenhower has won three contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Berwyn/Cicero Morton back to even at 6-6. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Berwyn/Cicero Morton's way against Blue Island Eisenhower in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Berwyn/Cicero Morton made off with a 6-1 victory. Will Berwyn/Cicero Morton repeat their success, or does Blue Island Eisenhower have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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