Oak Park-River Forest had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their defense stepped up to hand the Downers Grove South Mustangs a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was just what Oak Park-River Forest needed coming off of a 3-0 loss in their prior game.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Genevieve Simkowski, who's now up to four this season.
Oak Park-River Forest's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6. As for Downers Grove South, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Oak Park-River Forest will look to defend their home pitch on Saturday against Whitney Young at 1:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Illinois (Whitney Young is ranked 175th, while Oak Park-River Forest is ranked 161st). As for Downers Grove South, they will head out on the road to face off against Stagg at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Stagg's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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