The Whitney Young Dolphins will head out to face off against the Schurz Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Whitney Young's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Taft , sneaking past 1-0. Leo Antoniewicz had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Dolphins.
Meanwhile, Schurz fell victim to Glenbrook North and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 5-0 to the Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Spartans are ranked 31st).
Whitney Young's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5-3. As for Schurz, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-2.
Whitney Young beat Schurz 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitney Young 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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