Joliet West is 0-8 against Minooka since March of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Tigers will face off against the Indians at 5:00 p.m. Joliet West is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Joliet West saw some tournament action on Monday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Tigers who were credited with the win. Joliet West got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Nazareth Academy's one.
Joliet West better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Minooka's game on Monday is any indication, that's when Minooka really gets things going. The Indians never let Wheaton Academy get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Minooka's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Wheaton Academy are ranked 147th).
Minooka is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 6-1-1 record this season. As for Joliet West, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Joliet West suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to Minooka in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Tigers were down 4-1.
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