After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Normal University, Herscher was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Wilmington Wildcats. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Herscher considering their one-goal performance the game before.
They hit Wilmington with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gianni Jaime (3),
Katelyn Borschnack, and
Emma Haugen.
Herscher is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Wilmington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4-1.
Herscher will be playing in front of their home fans against Mahomet-Seymour at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Illinois (Mahomet-Seymour is ranked 93rd, while Herscher is ranked 94th). As for Wilmington, they will head out on the road to square off against DePue at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilmington is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
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