The Streamwood Sabres will challenge the Elgin Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Streamwood sitting on four straight victories and Elgin on nine.
Streamwood gave up the first goal on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Streamwood who was credited with the win. Streamwood got it done in the shootout by posting one goals to Larkin's zero. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Royals are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
AJ Sabanovic and
Alex Bernal scored all three of Streamwood's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Last Saturday, Elgin made easy work of Bartlett and carried off a 6-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Maroons, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Streamwood's win bumped their record up to 9-5-1. As for Elgin, they pushed their record up to 9-1-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Streamwood beat Elgin by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Streamwood 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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