Rolling Meadows and Conant are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Rolling Meadows Mustangs are on the road again on Friday to play the Conant Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Rolling Meadows' last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Conant heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Rolling Meadows took over last week. Rolling Meadows narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Huntley 2-1. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Red Raiders are ranked 161st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Rogowski and
Kalvin Lagunas scored both of Rolling Meadows' goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Conant was forced to settle for a draw. They and Glenbrook North finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Thursday.
Rolling Meadows' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. With that draw, Conant's record moves to 1-1-1.
Rolling Meadows came out on top in a nail-biter against Conant in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rolling Meadows 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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