Hoffman Estates is 1-8-1 against Buffalo Grove since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hawks will be playing at home against the Bison at 7:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hoffman Estates is headed into Thursday's match following a draw, the team's first since August 30. They and Schaumburg finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Buffalo Grove managed to keep up with Prospect until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Bison came up short against the Knights, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Buffalo Grove can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while Prospect are ranked 69th).
Hoffman Estates' draw gives them a new season record of 8-7-3. As for Buffalo Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13-3.
Hoffman Estates beat Buffalo Grove by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-1. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Bison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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