Illiana Christian is 3-0 against River Forest since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Illiana Christian Vikings will host the River Forest Ingots at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Illiana Christian has nine straight victories, River Forest has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Illiana Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Griffith 5-0. Considering the Vikings have won seven matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Griffith with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Divine Olikagu (2),
Michael Zylstra (2), and Zylstra (2).
Meanwhile, River Forest fell victim to Marquette Catholic and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Blazers, falling 9-0.
Illiana Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1-1. As for River Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Illiana Christian took their victory against River Forest in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Illiana Christian repeat their success, or does River Forest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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