Naperville Central fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Metea Valley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Metea Valley Mustangs by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Redhawks came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Mustangs are ranked 41st).
The defeat snapped Naperville Central's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-4-2 record. As for Metea Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-6-2.
Naperville Central is on the road again on Tuesday to play Benet Academy at 4:30 p.m. As for Metea Valley, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next match, a 4-0 loss against West Aurora on the 3rd.
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