The Palatine Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Waukegan Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Waukegan took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Palatine, who comes in off a win.
Palatine will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Wheeling on Thursday. Palatine came out on top against Wheeling by a score of 4-2. The result kept the Pirates happy, as they haven't lost a game since August 28th.
They hit Wheeling with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jerry Afonrinwo,
Yandel Rocha, and
Sergio Lopez.
Meanwhile, Waukegan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Lake Zurich. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly two goals.
Palatine's win bumped their record up to 5-1-1. As for Waukegan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1.
Palatine came out on top in a nail-biter against Waukegan when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Palatine repeat their success, or does Waukegan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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