Wheeling hasn't had much luck against Rolling Meadows recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Wildcats will look to defend their home pitch against the Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Wheeling has given up an average of 4.8 goals per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wheeling came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Schaumburg, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Wheeling can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 310th, while Schaumburg are ranked 125th).
The home team had come away the winner the last six times Rolling Meadows and Buffalo Grove had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Mustangs never let the Bison get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Friday. The match marked Rolling Meadows' most dominant win of the season.
Rolling Meadows' victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-6. As for Wheeling, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Wheeling might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Rolling Meadows in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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