Soccer Preview: South Elgin vs. Larkin
The South Elgin Storm will head out on the road to face off against the Larkin Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
South Elgin lost 5-1 to Bartlett on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Hawks are ranked 72nd).
South Elgin's goal came courtesy of
Matthew Lipp, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Larkin entered their match against Hampshire on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Larkin came up short against Hampshire, falling 4-1. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Royals were already down 3-0.
This is the second loss in a row for South Elgin and nudges their season record down to 3-7-1. As for Larkin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-3.
South Elgin might still be hurting after the 5-2 loss they got from Larkin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can South Elgin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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