Naperville Central is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Barrington is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Redhawks will take on the Fillies/Broncos in a tournament on Friday. Naperville Central knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Barrington likes a good challenge.
Naperville Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Lincoln-Way East, who was ranked eighth at the time (Naperville Central was ranked fourth). The Redhawks blew past the Griffins 4-1 on Thursday. Considering Naperville Central have won ten games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Barrington kept a clean sheet against Loyola Academy on Thursday. They came out on top against the Ramblers by a score of 2-0. Barrington's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last ten contests.
Naperville Central's win bumped their record up to 12-1-1. As for Barrington, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0-2.
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