Grant Community is 2-8 against Grayslake North since August of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Grant Community Bulldogs will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Grayslake North Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grant Community will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Vernon Hills, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Grant Community's defense stepped up to hand Vernon Hills a 2-0 shutout on Thursday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grayslake North). They blew past Highland Park 4-1 on Tuesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Giants are ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Grant Community back to even at 2-2. As for Grayslake North, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
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