The Kelly Trojans will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Hancock Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Hancock took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kelly, who comes in off a win.
Kelly took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Proviso East a 2-0 shutout.
Kelly was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Natalie Garcia and
Daisy Montelongo, who scored both of Kelly's goals. The pair have combined for a total of four so far this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Hancock's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Whitney Young. Hancock has not had much luck with Whitney Young recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Kelly's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Hancock, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Kelly might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Hancock in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Can Kelly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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