The Addison Trail Blazers will head out on the road to face off against the Neuqua Valley Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Addison Trail's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Addison Trail is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Zion-Benton on Wednesday. The Blazers fell just short of the Zee-Bees by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Addison Trail can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 119th, while Zion-Benton are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Neuqua Valley was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of St. Charles North by a score of 1-0.
Addison Trail now has a losing record of 5-6-2. As for Neuqua Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-3.
Everything went Addison Trail's way against Neuqua Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Addison Trail made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blazers 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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