The Universal Stars will face off against the Coal City Coalers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coal City is hoping to do what Chicago Mathematics & Science couldn't last Tuesday: put an end to Universal's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Universal's defense stepped up to hand Chicago Mathematics & Science a 5-0 shutout. Ibrahim Muthana had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Stars got from the refs.
Universal's offense was hitting Chicago Mathematics & Science from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Coal City waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Indians. Given the Coalers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Indians are ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Something new happened on Wednesday as Aidan Kenney saw his first action of the season, playing 40 minutes against Sandwich. Kenney made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Universal pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Coal City, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season.
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