The Jacobs Golden Eagles will head out to square off against the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jacobs took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let South Elgin onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Golden Eagles as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, everything went Rolling Meadows' way against Hoffman Estates on Thursday as Rolling Meadows made off with a 4-0 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Hawks are ranked 191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rolling Meadows hit Hoffman Estates with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Christian Jablonski,
Kalvin Lagunas, and
Dashel Lockley.
Jacobs' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-4-1. As for Rolling Meadows, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
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