The Huntley Red Raiders will take on the Jacobs Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Huntley headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Hononegah let them put that streak behind them. Huntley's defense stepped up to hand Hononegah a 4-0 shutout on Saturday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Red Raiders' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Jacobs made easy work of Woodstock on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Golden Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 66th).
Huntley now has a winning record of 5-4-2. As for Jacobs, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-2.
Huntley took their win against Jacobs in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Huntley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jacobs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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