The Middleton Cardinals will square off against the St. Charles North North Stars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Middleton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Madison West, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Middleton was ranked sixth). Middleton took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Madison West on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Cardinals' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, St. Charles North entered their tilt with Glenbard East on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Rams onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the North Stars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Rams are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Middleton's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for St. Charles North, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-2-1 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
