Stillman Valley had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They beat the Sterling Golden Warriors by a goal, winning 3-2. Given Stillman Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 118th, while Sterling is ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stillman Valley was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Cynthia Estrada-Rodriguez and
Payge Barger, who scored all three of Stillman Valley's goals. The pair have combined for a total of four so far this season.
Stillman Valley pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four contests. As for Sterling, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Stillman Valley will play host again on Monday to welcome Jefferson, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. As for Sterling, they will head out on the road to face off against LaSalle-Peru at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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