Soccer Recap: Blue Island Eisenhower Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

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Previous 5 Games

05/08/25 - Home	5-0 W
05/01/24 - Away	10-1 W
05/04/23 - Home	8-0 W
05/02/22 - Away	3-1 W
05/17/21 - Home	7-1 W

Blue Island Eisenhower won the last time they faced Richards and things went their way on Thursday too. The Cardinals' defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 5-0 shutout. Given Blue Island Eisenhower's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while Richards are ranked 412th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Blue Island Eisenhower hit Richards with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Tania Frausto (2), Nevaeh Sandoval, Galilea Esparza, and Julie Mendoza.

Blue Island Eisenhower has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those six contests. As for Richards, they dropped their record down to 2-13 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Blue Island Eisenhower wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Lemont on the 10th. As for Richards, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 7-1 defeat against Marian Catholic on the 12th.