The Joliet West Tigers will face off against the Kankakee Kays at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Joliet West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Kankakee will be up against a hot Joliet West squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Tigers came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Plainfield East. That's two games straight that Joliet West have won by just one goal.
Emma Vugteveen was the driving force of Joliet West's attack as she scored both of Joliet West's goals, bringing her season total up to ten goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kankakee). Their defense stepped up to hand Momence a 9-0 shutout on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what Kankakee needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Joliet West's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three games. As for Kankakee, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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