The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Elk Grove Grenadiers at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Rolling Meadows scored the most goals they've had all season to find success back in March. They put the hurt on Maine West with a sharp 6-1 victory. The win was just what Rolling Meadows needed coming off of a 5-1 loss in their prior game.
Meanwhile, Elk Grove put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Oak Park-River Forest by a score of 4-2. Given Elk Grove's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Oak Park-River Forest is ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elk Grove hit Oak Park-River Forest with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Maggie Maher (2),
Caroline Hadler, and
Taylor Wirtz.
Rolling Meadows made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3-1. As for Elk Grove, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Rolling Meadows skirted past Elk Grove 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rolling Meadows 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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