The Elgin Maroons will face off against the St. Charles East Fighting Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Elgin is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Elgin's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Dundee-Crown. Give the Maroons' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Robert Salinas and
Aaron Saldana scored both of Elgin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, St. Charles East was not quite Whitney Young's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Dolphins by a score of 1-0. The Fighting Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elgin's win bumped their record up to 4-1-2. As for St. Charles East, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Elgin beat St. Charles East 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Will Elgin repeat their success, or does St. Charles East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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