The Zion-Benton Zee-Bees will square off against the Wheeling Wildcats at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Zion-Benton's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for 11 straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Zion-Benton's offense. They came up short against Stevenson on Thursday, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Zion-Benton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while Stevenson are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheeling). Their defense stepped up to hand Maine East a 4-0 shutout on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what Wheeling needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
They hit Maine East with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Nicole Schreiner, Annette Villa, Maya Perez, and Krystal Diaz.
Zion-Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Wheeling, their victory bumped their record up to 4-12.
Everything went Zion-Benton's way against Wheeling in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as Zion-Benton made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Zee-Bees repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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