The Glenbard North Panthers will take on the Oak Forest Bengals in a tournament on Saturday.
Glenbard North fell victim to St. Charles East and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Fighting Saints, falling 9-0. The defeat continues a trend for Glenbard North in their meetings with St. Charles East: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Oak Forest came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.1 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Astros get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Oak Forest's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Shepard are ranked 269th).
Oak Forest's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those six games. As for Glenbard North, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
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