The Batavia Bulldogs will take on the South Elgin Storm in a tournament on Thursday. Batavia has given up an average of 3.2 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Batavia fell victim to St. Charles East and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Fighting Saints. Batavia haven't had much luck with St. Charles East recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Elgin). They blew past Plainfield South 8-0 on Saturday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded South Elgin with their most commanding win of the season.
Their offense was hitting Plainfield South from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Matthew Lipp led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
South Elgin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those seven contests. As for Batavia, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
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