The Geneva Vikings will head out to square off against the Batavia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Geneva has three straight victories, Batavia has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
On Tuesday, Geneva beat Glenbard North 3-1. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Panthers are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Batavia managed to keep up with Wheaton North until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Batavia lost 3-0 to Wheaton North.
Geneva's win bumped their record up to 6-3-1. As for Batavia, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11-1.
Geneva took their victory against Batavia when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Geneva repeat their success, or does Batavia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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