The Glenbard East Rams will venture away from home to square off against the Elmwood Park Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Glenbard East will be strutting in after a victory while Elmwood Park will be coming in after a loss.
While Glenbard East's win against Willowbrook wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Rams beat the Warriors by a goal, winning 2-1. Given Glenbard East's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Willowbrook are ranked 219th) , the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Michael Szala and Giuseppe Maltese scored both of Glenbard East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Elmwood Park has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 18. They came up short against West Chicago on Tuesday, falling 6-1.
Glenbard East is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those five contests. As for Elmwood Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8-1.
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