The Belvidere Bucs will look to defend their home pitch on Saturday against the Genoa-Kingston Cogs at 10:00 a.m.
Belvidere is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Belvidere North on Tuesday. Belvidere took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Belvidere North. While losing is never fun, the Bucs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 28th).
Oscar Espinoza wasn't going to let Belvidere North walk away unscathed as he scored both of Belvidere's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in September, Genoa-Kingston was forced to settle for a draw on Thursday. They and Marengo finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw.
Belvidere has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. Genoa-Kingston's draw makes their record 7-7-3 this season.
Belvidere beat Genoa-Kingston 5-3 in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Does Belvidere have another victory up their sleeve, or will Genoa-Kingston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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