Illiana Christian hasn't had much luck against Hanover Central recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Illiana Christian Vikings' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hanover Central Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Illiana Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Kankakee Valley 4-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Vikings were the better team in the second half.
They hit Kankakee Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sam Bultema (2),
Natalie Edwards, and
Jaden Poortinga.
Meanwhile, Hanover Central made easy work of Lowell on Thursday and carried off a 4-1 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Red Devils are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Illiana Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Hanover Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-2.
Illiana Christian might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Hanover Central in their previous matchup back in September. Can Illiana Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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