After starting their season with eight straight games on the road, Rolling Meadows is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-pitch as they take on the Hoffman Estates Hawks at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Rolling Meadows' last six matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Rolling Meadows had just enough and edged Schaumburg out 2-1. Zach Rogers had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Mustangs got from the refs.
Alex Kociubinski was the driving force of Rolling Meadows' attack as he scored both of Rolling Meadows' goals, bringing his season total up to six goals.
Meanwhile, Hoffman Estates entered their match against Wheeling on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hoffman Estates fell just short of Wheeling by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Wildcats are ranked 52nd).
Rolling Meadows is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Hoffman Estates, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1.
Rolling Meadows beat Hoffman Estates 4-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Rolling Meadows repeat their success, or does Hoffman Estates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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