The DeKalb Barbs will challenge the Hononegah Indians at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. DeKalb will be strutting in after a victory while Hononegah will be coming in after a loss.
DeKalb's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Sterling by a score of 2-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Barbs were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Hononegah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Boylan Catholic, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Titans are ranked tenth).
DeKalb has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. As for Hononegah, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
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