The Bloom Blazing Trojan are taking a road trip to face off against the Beecher Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bloom will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Bloom took a seven-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Homewood-Flossmoor, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Blazing Trojan had just enough and edged out the Vikings 2-1 on Thursday.
Zenaida Esquivel was the driving force of Bloom's attack as she scored both of Bloom's goals, bringing her season total up to 34 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Beecher was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell 3-1 to Kankakee. Beecher haven't had much luck with Kankakee recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Bloom pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Beecher, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Bloom beat Beecher by a goal when the teams last played back in April, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blazing Trojan since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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