After starting their season with five straight games on the road, Palatine is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-pitchthey go up against the Hersey Huskies at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Palatine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Hersey better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Palatine really get things going. Palatine was the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over Wauconda on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Pirates' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 37th).
Palatine hit Wauconda with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Joseph Molina Urbina (2),
Jackson Post, and
Brandon Tornez.
Meanwhile, Hersey didn't have quite enough to beat Metea Valley on Wednesday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Huskies have lost by just one goal.
Palatine's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hersey, they now have a losing record at 1-2-1.
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