The Libertyville Wildcats will stay at home for another game and welcome the Streamwood Sabres at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Libertyville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They skirted past Zion-Benton 1-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Zee-Bees are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Streamwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of West Aurora by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Sabres couldn't quite close it out.
Libertyville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-4 record this season. As for Streamwood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Libertyville beat Streamwood by a goal when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 2-1. Does Libertyville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Streamwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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