Downers Grove South and Downers Grove North are an even 3-3-3 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long. The Downers Grove South Mustangs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Downers Grove North Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Downers Grove South will be strutting in after a win while Downers Grove North will be coming in after a loss.
Downers Grove South will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Neuqua Valley on Saturday. Everything went Downers Grove South's way against Neuqua Valley as Downers Grove South made off with a 4-1 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Downers Grove North didn't have quite enough to beat Moline on Saturday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Maroons are ranked 16th).
Downers Grove North's goal came courtesy of
Oliver Davies, who's now up to two this season.
Downers Grove South has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season. As for Downers Grove North, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Downers Grove South came up short against Downers Grove North when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Downers Grove South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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