Waukegan is 0-8 against Libertyville since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Waukegan Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Libertyville Wildcats at 4:45 p.m. Waukegan will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 258th, while Libertyville is ranked 32nd).
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Waukegan sidestepped Grant Community for a 2-1 victory.
Waukegan was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Xiaoxu Mejia and
Jocelyn Lopez, who scored both of Waukegan's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 16 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Libertyville's last game on Friday was all defense as neither team scored a goal. They and Glenbard West finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Libertyville's first draw of the season.
Waukegan has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-10-1 record this season. Libertyville's draw gives them a new season record of 5-3-1.
Waukegan might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Libertyville when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Waukegan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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