The Bartlett Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Fenton Bison at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bartlett is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
If Fenton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Bartlett took over last week. The Hawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Larkin on Saturday. Given Bartlett's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Larkin are ranked 114th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oliver Kosciolek and Sebastian Kopanicak scored both of Bartlett's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.
Meanwhile, Fenton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Downers Grove North 3-2. Yandel Galeana had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Fenton got from the refs.
Bartlett is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four contests. As for Fenton, their win bumped their record up to 9-3-5.
Bartlett skirted past Fenton 1-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad 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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