The St. Charles East Fighting Saints are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Elgin Maroons at 6:00 p.m.
St. Charles East is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Whitney Young on Monday. St. Charles East fell just short of Whitney Young by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Elgin had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They never let the Chargers onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The Maroons' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
Robert Salinas and
Aaron Saldana scored both of Elgin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
St. Charles East's loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Elgin, their win bumped their record up to 4-1-2.
St. Charles East came up short against Elgin in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, falling 3-1. Can St. Charles East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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