The Deerfield Warriors will head out to face off against the Highland Park Giants at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Deerfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Deerfield's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against New Trier on Monday. They lost 5-0 to the Trevians. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Trevians are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Highland Park was not quite Libertyville's equal in the second half on Friday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 4-1.
Deerfield's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11-3. As for Highland Park, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Everything went Deerfield's way against Highland Park when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Deerfield made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deerfield 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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