Jones has gone 3-0 against Back of the Yards College Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Jones Eagles will take on the Back of the Yards College Prep Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. Jones is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Jones' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Lindblom with a sharp 3-0 win. Considering Jones has won three contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Lindblom with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mateo Arevalo,
Cristian Barrientos, and Barrientos.
Meanwhile, Back of the Yards College Prep had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past Wolves 1-0. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 127th, while Wolves are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Jones back to even at 5-5. As for Back of the Yards College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Jones came out on top in a nail-biter against Back of the Yards College Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jones since the team 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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