The North Boone Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Byron Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
North Boone's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Richmond-Burton on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to the Rockets. 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 427th, while the Rockets are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, Byron was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Hinckley-Big Rock by a score of 1-0.
North Boone's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Byron, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
North Boone came up short against Byron when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can North Boone avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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