The Downers Grove North Trojans will square off against the Kankakee Kays at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
While Downers Grove North fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Thornton 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Trojans were the better team in the second half.
Mantas Palubinskas and
Kobi Marquez scored both of Downers Grove North's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Kankakee had just enough and edged Homewood-Flossmoor out 2-1 on Wednesday.
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