The Winnebago Indians will venture away from home to take on the Sycamore Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Winnebago managed to keep up with Genoa-Kingston until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Indians came up short against the Cogs, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Winnebago can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 317th, while Genoa-Kingston are ranked 154th).
Meanwhile, Sycamore entered their tilt with Morris on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Redskins a 4-0 shutout. Sycamore might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
They hit Morris with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Cortni Kruizenga (2), Lizzie Goff, and Izzie Segreti.
Sycamore's victory bumped their record up to 14-3-1. As for Winnebago, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Winnebago couldn't quite get it done against Sycamore in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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