The Elgin Maroons will challenge the South Elgin Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Elgin comes in on three and South Elgin on four.
If South Elgin heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Elgin took over last week. The Maroons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Aurora East on Saturday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Elgin's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Aurora East are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, South Elgin won against Larkin on Tuesday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Saturday. The Storm had just enough and edged out Wheaton-Warrenville South 2-1. South Elgin wouldn't have won without Emiliano Morales, who scored the game-winner.
Elgin's win bumped their record up to 7-4-1. As for South Elgin, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2-1.
Elgin was able to grind out a solid win over South Elgin when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Maroons repeat their success, or do the Storm have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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