Metea Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the DeKalb Barbs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
DeKalb better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Metea Valley really get things going. Metea Valley never let Batavia onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Saturday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Mustangs' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit Batavia with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jake Anargyros (2),
Chris Wilkinson,
Alex Vargas, and
Anthony Hildreth.
Meanwhile, while the 4-4 score might suggest a draw, it was Sycamore who was credited with the victory on Thursday. Sycamore got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to DeKalb's two. While losing is never fun, the Barbs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Spartans are ranked 107th).
Metea Valley's win bumped their record up to 10-8-4. As for DeKalb, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Metea Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over DeKalb when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Metea Valley 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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