The Riverside-Brookfield Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Berwyn/Cicero Morton Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Illinois (Riverside-Brookfield is ranked 86th, while Berwyn/Cicero Morton is ranked 100th).
Riverside-Brookfield is headed into Friday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell 2-0 to Fenwick on Tuesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Riverside-Brookfield has not been shut out since back in April.
Meanwhile, Berwyn/Cicero Morton came tearing into Monday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Crusaders 9-1. Considering Berwyn/Cicero Morton has won six contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Riverside-Brookfield's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6-2. As for Berwyn/Cicero Morton, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Riverside-Brookfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Berwyn/Cicero Morton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Riverside-Brookfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Berwyn/Cicero Morton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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