The Naperville Central Redhawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the West Aurora Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Naperville Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Naperville Central who was credited with the win. Naperville Central got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Plainfield Central's three. Given the Redhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Wildcats are ranked 33rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Aurora will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Naperville North, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. West Aurora's defense stepped up to hand Naperville North a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Blackhawks sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Pedro Delgado, which was the first he's scored this season.
Naperville Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-4 record this season. As for West Aurora, their record is now 19-4.
Naperville Central came out on top in a nail-biter against West Aurora in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Naperville Central since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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