The North Grand Eagle Owls will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against the Crane Medical Cougars at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Grand has nine straight victories, Crane Medical has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Grand gave up the first goal on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Westinghouse 2-1. Given North Grand's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Westinghouse is ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marley Rivera was the driving force of North Grand's attack as she scored both of North Grand's goals. With that big game she's now up to 18 goals this season.
Meanwhile, Crane Medical fell victim to Alcott and their airtight defense on Monday. They suffered a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats.
North Grand's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Crane Medical, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4-1.
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