Oswego East has gone 6-1 against Joliet Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Oswego East Wolves' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Joliet Central Steelmen at 5:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Oswego East gave up the first goal last Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Oswego East who was credited with the victory. Oswego East got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Waubonsie Valley's four.
Joliet Central is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Yorkville on Monday. Joliet Central fell just short of Yorkville by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Steelmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Foxes are ranked 66th).
Oswego East is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Joliet Central, they now have a losing record at 5-6-2.
Everything went Oswego East's way against Joliet Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Oswego East made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oswego East since the squad 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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