The Sycamore Spartans and the Kaneland Knights are set to duel on Monday. Sycamore is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Sycamore is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Crystal Lake South just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Gators by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Spartans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Meanwhile, Kaneland had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Kaneland who was credited with the win. Kaneland got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Rochelle's one. Jovani Ruiz had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Knights.
Sycamore's loss dropped their record down to 10-5-1. As for Kaneland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season.
Sycamore beat Kaneland by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sycamore since the team 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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