The Belvidere North Blue Thunder are taking a road trip to take on the Central Rockets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Belvidere North is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Belvidere North will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Harvard on Thursday. Belvidere North sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Harvard. Given the Blue Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Hornets are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Cary-Grove on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The Rockets' winning goal came courtesy of Sam Knych.
Belvidere North pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2-1.
Belvidere North beat Central by a goal in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belvidere 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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