The Belvidere North Blue Thunder will head out to face off against the Central Rockets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Central will be up against a hot Belvidere North team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Blue Thunder's defense stepped up to hand Jefferson a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. Belvidere North might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Jefferson from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Haylee Gallas led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Central fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. Everything went their way against Jacobs on Thursday as they made off with a 5-1 victory.
Belvidere North pushed their record up to 12-1-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.
Belvidere North came up short against Central when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 5-3. Can the Blue Thunder avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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