Kankakee Valley and Hanover Central are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Kankakee Valley Kougars will challenge the Hanover Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Kankakee Valley finally turned things around against South Bend Riley on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 1-0 shutout. The Kougars' winning goal came courtesy of Michael Hanson.
Meanwhile, Hanover Central hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Neither they nor Boone Grove could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. There's a chance things could've gone differently had the Wildcats not been charged with a red card from Zumji Gofwen.
Kankakee Valley's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-7-1. With that draw, Hanover Central's record moves to 9-0-1.
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