The Naperville Central Redhawks will be playing at home against the Naperville North Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Naperville Central is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand DeKalb a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given Naperville Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while DeKalb is ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Naperville North gave up the first goal last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Metea Valley 2-1.
Naperville Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Naperville North, their win bumped their record up to 10-4-3.
Naperville Central came up short against Naperville North in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Naperville Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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