Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 9-0 to the Belvidere North Blue Thunder. While losing is never fun, Jefferson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 326th, while Belvidere North is ranked 47th).
Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Belvidere North, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Jefferson will head out on the road to face off against Byron at 10:20 a.m. on Saturday. Byron is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so Jefferson will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Belvidere North, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Hampshire at 12:00 p.m. Belvidere North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
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