The Downers Grove North Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Glenbard West Hilltoppers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Downers Grove North came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 6-3 to Leyden. While losing is never fun, Downers Grove North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 114th, while Leyden are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Glenbard West fell victim to McHenry and their airtight defense on Saturday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 1-0.
Glenbard West's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5-1. As for Downers Grove North, they moved to 9-10-1 with that loss, which also ended their four-match winning streak.
Downers Grove North came up short against Glenbard West in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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