The Leyden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Joliet Central Steelmen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Leyden has three straight wins, Joliet Central has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Joliet Central heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Leyden took over last week. The Eagles came out on top against Hinsdale South by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Leyden have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Joliet Central's offense. They came up short against Oswego East on Thursday, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Joliet Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 267th, while Oswego East are ranked 87th).
Leyden's victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1. As for Joliet Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Leyden came out on top in a nail-biter against Joliet Central when the teams last played back in March of 2025, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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