After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Downers Grove North is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-pitch as they take on the Andrew Thunderbolts at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Downers Grove North beats Andrew with two goals on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Downers Grove North who was credited with the win on Thursday. Downers Grove North got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Kankakee's two.
Mantas Palubinskas and
Braeden Page scored both of Downers Grove North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Andrew will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Monday, then bounced right back against Sandburg on Thursday. Andrew walked away with a 4-2 victory over Sandburg. The score was all tied up 2-2 at the break, but the Thunderbolts were the better team in the second half.
Downers Grove North's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Andrew, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-0.
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