The Taft Eagles will face off against the Niles West Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Taft is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Taft is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Proviso East a 2-0 shutout. Given Taft's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Proviso East are ranked 267th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
David Gomez and Smajo Fazlagic scored both of Taft's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Niles West was able to grind out a solid win over Northridge last Saturday, taking the game 2-0. Niles West haven't had any issues with Northridge recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Taft's win bumped their record up to 19-0. As for Niles West, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5-2.
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