The Huntley Red Raiders will face off against the Jacobs Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Huntley came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 4-1 to Libertyville. While losing is never fun, Huntley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Libertyville are ranked fourth).
Huntley's goal came courtesy of Peyton Ruffner, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contest, Jacobs brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. Their defense stepped up to hand McHenry a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. Jacobs haven't had any issues with McHenry recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Jacobs' win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-7-2. As for Huntley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3-2.
Huntley got the 'W' when the teams last played back in May of 2025 against Jacobs by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Red Raiders repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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