The Hoopeston Cornjerkers will head out to square off against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph-Ogden took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hoopeston, who comes in off a win.
Hoopeston's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Cornjerkers' Ashton Zorns and the Buffaloes' Elijha Jones and Ean Jones were all carded.
Brayden Walder and
Nathan Burd scored both of Hoopeston's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden managed to keep up with Urbana University until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. St. Joseph-Ogden lost 5-2 to Urbana University.
The victory got Hoopeston back to even at 1-1. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Hoopeston came up short against St. Joseph-Ogden in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 4-2. Can Hoopeston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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