The Herscher Tigers will take on the St. Edward Green Wave at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
On Thursday, Herscher came up short against Coal City and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Coalers are ranked 61st).
Herscher's goal came courtesy of
Jacob Benoit, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Edward's offense. They came up short against DeKalb last Thursday, falling 6-0. The Green Wave have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Herscher now has a losing record at 2-3. As for St. Edward, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Herscher beat St. Edward by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, winning 2-1. Will Herscher repeat their success, or does St. Edward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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