The Joliet West Tigers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Oak Forest Bengals at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Joliet West will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Marian Catholic on Tuesday. Joliet West blew past Marian Catholic 7-3. That four goal margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.
They hit Marian Catholic with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jake Polacek (3),
Xavier Garcia (2), and
Angel Lazo.
Meanwhile, Oak Forest had just enough and edged Hinsdale South out 2-1 on Saturday. Given the Bengals' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Hornets are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joliet West's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Oak Forest, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
