The Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers will head out to take on the Downers Grove North Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wheaton-Warrenville South's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Elgin , sneaking past 1-0. The result kept the Tigers happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 29th.
Meanwhile, Downers Grove North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Oak Park-River Forest who was credited with the win. Oak Park-River Forest got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Downers Grove North's two. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Huskies are ranked 36th).
Downers Grove North's goal came courtesy of
Ty Peboontom, who's now up to two this season.
Wheaton-Warrenville South's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5-5. As for Downers Grove North, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14-1.
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