The Jones Eagles will head out to face off against the Evanston Wildkits at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Jones is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Payton College Prep on Tuesday. Jones fell just short of Payton College Prep by a score of 2-1. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Noah Wissner, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Evanston made easy work of Lake Forest Academy on Tuesday and carried off a 6-1 victory. Given the Wildkits' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Caxys are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Having lost for the first time this season, Jones fell to 2-1. As for Evanston, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0-1.
Jones might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Evanston in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Jones avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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