Joliet West lost against Oswego East back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Joliet West Tigers took a 5-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oswego East Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 165th, while Wolves are ranked 45th).
Alexander Mendoza and
Jaden Alipio scored all three of Joliet West's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Joliet West and nudges their season record down to 5-9-2. As for Oswego East, their win bumped their record up to 10-4-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Joliet West will venture away from home to square off against Naperville North at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Naperville North is coming into the matchup with six straight victories at home, so Joliet West will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Oswego East, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Metea Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Metea Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
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