Saturday just wasn't the day for Batavia's offense. They fell 2-0 to the Metea Valley Mustangs on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Batavia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Metea Valley is ranked 11th).
This is the second loss in a row for Batavia and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for Metea Valley, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1.
Batavia will take on Geneva at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Geneva and Batavia are at an even 3-3-1 over their past seven head-to-heads. As for Metea Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Crystal Lake Central at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday. Crystal Lake Central will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Metea Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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