Jones is 2-8 against Whitney Young since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Jones Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Whitney Young Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. Jones will be strutting in after a victory while Whitney Young will be coming in after a loss.
Jones is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Alcott (and have done all season long). Jones never let Alcott onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what Jones needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Their offense was hitting Alcott from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Celia Pincus led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Whitney Young lost 5-2 to Wheaton North on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Whitney Young can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Wheaton North is ranked eighth).
Jones has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Whitney Young, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Jones might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Whitney Young when the teams last played last Monday. Can Jones avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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