The North Grand Eagle Owls will head out to face off against the Kelly Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Grand will be strutting in after a win while Kelly will be coming in after a defeat.
North Grand is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Catalyst-Maria.
Meanwhile, Kelly was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Little Village. Considering the last time Kelly couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
North Grand's win bumped their record up to 4-7-1. As for Kelly, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1-3 and their overall record down to 7-5-3.
North Grand was able to grind out a solid victory over Kelly in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagle Owls since the team 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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