It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Naperville Central had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Neuqua Valley Wildcats a 3-0 shutout. Given the Redhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Wildcats are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Naperville Central pushed their record up to 13-4-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Neuqua Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Naperville Central nor Neuqua Valley have any future games scheduled.
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