The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will take on the Conant Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rolling Meadows is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Rolling Meadows' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They beat Elk Grove by a goal, winning 1-0. Rolling Meadows' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Conant's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Palatine 1-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Conant's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Palatine are ranked 142nd).
Conant has now won three of their last four games at home. That gives them a 5-2-1 record this season. The home wins were made possible by their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Rolling Meadows, they have now won three of their last four games on the road. That somehow still isn't as good as their 8-1-1 record this season.
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