Soccer Preview: Lake Zurich vs. Crystal Lake South
The Lake Zurich Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Crystal Lake South Gators at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake Zurich will be strutting in after a win while Crystal Lake South will be coming in after a defeat.
Lake Zurich's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Waukegan by a score of 2-0.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Crystal Lake South after they claimed the first goal on Thursday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of Grayslake Central by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Gators in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost three in a row.
Crystal Lake South's goal came courtesy of
Kaleb Nunnally, which was the first he's scored this season.
Lake Zurich now has a winning record of 3-2-2. As for Crystal Lake South, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Lake Zurich beat Crystal Lake South by a goal when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Zurich since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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