The Princeton Tigers will face off against the Oregon Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Princeton is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Orion/Sherrard just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the United by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, Princeton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while Orion/Sherrard are ranked 126th).
Meanwhile, Oregon entered their tilt with Rockford Christian on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Royal Lions. Two seems to be a good number for Oregon as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Anna Stender and Arianna Hammer scored both of Oregon's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
Princeton's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Oregon, their win bumped their record up to 11-5-1.
Princeton might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Oregon when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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