The Civic Memorial Eagles will square off against the Highland Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Highland took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Civic Memorial, who comes in off a win.
Civic Memorial will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Waterloo on Tuesday. Civic Memorial walked away with a 6-4 victory over Waterloo. The win was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 105th).
Civic Memorial hit Waterloo with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tyler Wilson (3),
Nathan Taylor (2), and
AJ Garrett.
Meanwhile, Highland came up short against Triad on Tuesday, falling 7-2. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Civic Memorial's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Civic Memorial suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Highland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Civic Memorial was down 3-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
