Three years ago, Joliet Central went 0-20-1 in boys soccer. They improved to six wins the next year and started 5-5-2 last year. Unfortunately, they closed the year on a 1-8-2 stretch to finish with just six wins again. It was a vast improvement over where they’d been, but they still had higher hopes than that.

It’s still early and after last season and they know better than to get ahead of themselves. All the same, it’s been another great start and it continued Monday night.

Four different players scored goals for the Steelmen against Joliet Catholic and the defense pitched a shutout. The result was a 4-0 victory for Joliet Central, their fifth of the year already.

Again, the Steelmen began last year 5-5-2 and won’t get too excited too early, but they now sit at 5-2 on the still yo

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