Belvidere North put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. While the 4-4 score might suggest a draw, it was the Belvidere North Blue Thunder who were credited with the victory. The Belvidere North Blue Thunder got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to the Rockford East E-Rabs's four. Given the Blue Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the E-Rabs are ranked 179th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Belvidere North hit Rockford East with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jonas Reece (2),
Isaac Diaz, and
Edon Saipi.
Belvidere North's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Rockford East, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1-1.
Belvidere North will venture away from home to take on Sycamore at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Belvidere North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season. As for Rockford East, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against DeKalb at 6:00 p.m. Rockford East is facing DeKalb at the right time seeing as DeKalb is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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