🌱 How Freeport’s unbeaten girls soccer team will test North Catholic next.

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• How Freeport's unbeaten girls soccer team will test North Catholic next.

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• Burrell's comeback deals North Catholic girls 1st loss of season (triblive.com) — North Catholic's girls soccer team will visit undefeated, No. 3-ranked Freeport on Tuesday for a key section matchup that could shake up the standings. The trip comes right after North Catholic's first loss of the season, a late 3-1 comeback win by Burrell that showed how tight this Class 2A section race may be.
   

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