The Jacobs Golden Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Huntley Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jacobs' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Woodstock 3-0. The win was all the more spectacular given the Golden Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Huntley made sure to put some goals up on the board against Hononegah on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Red Raiders' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
The win made it two in a row for Jacobs and bumps their season record up to 5-5-2. As for Huntley, they now have a winning record of 5-4-2.
Jacobs might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Huntley when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Jacobs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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