The Chicago Academy Cougars will take on the Clemente Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Chicago Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Chicago Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Aspira with a sharp 5-1 win. The victory continues a trend for Chicago Academy in their matchups with Aspira: they've now won six in a row.
Chicago Academy was without their leading scorer, Bryan Juarez, in Monday's match. With Juarez sidelined, Julian Cortina got his first action of the season.
Meanwhile, Clemente kept a clean sheet against Rickover Naval on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Seadragons 1-0.
The win got Clemente back to even at 6-6. As for Chicago Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4-3.
Chicago Academy took their win against Clemente in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 8-3 score. In that contest, the Cougars amassed a halftime lead of 6-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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