The Metea Valley Mustangs will face off against the DeKalb Barbs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
DeKalb will have to contend with a Metea Valley squad hungry for a win, something the team hasn't seen since September 27. Metea Valley lost 3-0 to Boylan Catholic on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Metea Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 138th, while Boylan Catholic are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, DeKalb might've scored the first goal on Tuesday, but it was Sycamore who claimed the real prize. The Barbs took a 5-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.
DeKalb's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9-2. As for Metea Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13-2.
Everything went Metea Valley's way against DeKalb when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Metea Valley made off with a 7-0 victory. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Barbs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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