The Sterling Golden Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Mendota Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sterling has given up an average of 5.6 goals per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sterling is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Alleman on Monday. They came up short against the Pioneers, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Sterling can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while Alleman are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Mendota sidestepped Princeton for a 2-1 victory. The win continues a trend for Mendota in their matchups with Princeton: they've now won four in a row.
Crystal Garcia was the driving force of Mendota's attack as she scored both of Mendota's goals, bringing her season total up to 12 goals.
Sterling's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Mendota, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
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