The Elk Grove Grenadiers will take on the Addison Trail Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Elk Grove is headed into the match having not lost since September 22 and will look to keep things rolling. They never let Huntley get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given Elk Grove's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while Huntley are ranked tenth).
Elk Grove's one-goal win came courtesy of Arthur Mikina, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Addison Trail was not quite Maine South's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Addison Trail have lost by just one goal.
Elk Grove pushed their record up to 10-4-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four contests. As for Addison Trail, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8-2.
Elk Grove might still be hurting after the 5-2 defeat they got from Addison Trail in their previous meeting back in October of 2017. Will the Grenadiers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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