The Fenton Bison will square off against the Bartlett Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
On Monday, Fenton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Downers Grove North. Yandel Galeana had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Fenton got from the refs.
Fenton hit Downers Grove North with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Justin Morales, Yandel Hernandez, and Hugo Vidals.
Meanwhile, Bartlett's game on Saturday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Larkin 2-1. Given Bartlett's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Larkin are ranked 114th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bartlett has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matchups. As for Fenton, their win bumped their record up to 9-3-5.
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