Zion-Benton managed to keep up with Palatine until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Zion-Benton Zee-Bees lost 3-0 to the Palatine Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Zee-Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Pirates are ranked 126th).
Zion-Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Palatine, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Zion-Benton will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Lakes at 6:30 p.m. As for Palatine, they will face off against Wauconda at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wauconda is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6.2 goals per game this season.
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