Downers Grove South is 8-1 against Hinsdale South since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Downers Grove South Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Hinsdale South Hornets at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Downers Grove South took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Sandburg a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Hinsdale South put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Proviso West 8-0. Given Hinsdale South's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 76th, while Proviso West is ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Downers Grove South now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Hinsdale South, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-2 record this season.
Everything went Downers Grove South's way against Hinsdale South when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Downers Grove South made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downers Grove South since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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