Highland Park is 0-6 against Evanston since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Highland Park Giants will look to defend their home pitch against the Evanston Wildkits at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Highland Park kept a clean sheet against Carmel. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Corsairs. Highland Park's winning goal came courtesy of Emma Risko-Juarez.
Meanwhile, Evanston had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Wolfpack as they made off with a 5-0 victory. Give Evanston's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Highland Park's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Evanston, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Highland Park suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Evanston in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Highland Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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