Evanston is 3-0 against Stevenson since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Evanston Wildkits will be staying on the road to face off against the Stevenson Patriots at 11:00 a.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Evanston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: New Trier, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Evanston was ranked fourth). Evanston never let New Trier onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Stevenson's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Zion-Benton out 1-0.
Evanston's win bumped their record up to 13-1-2. As for Stevenson, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3-5.
Evanston took their win against Stevenson in their previous meeting back in October of 2017 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evanston since the team 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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