The Glenbrook North Spartans and the Fremd Vikings are set to duel on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Glenbrook North has six straight wins, Fremd has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Glenbrook North's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Hinsdale Central. Give the Spartans' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 2-2 at halftime, Fremd was not quite Elk Grove's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Grenadiers by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Grenadiers are ranked 45th).
Jacob Stankiewicz and
Jose Hernandez scored both of Fremd's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Glenbrook North's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3-4. As for Fremd, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1.
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