Soccer Recap: Cary-Grove Comes Up Short

Cary-Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Hampshire Whip-Purs. While losing is never fun, Cary-Grove can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 320th, while Hampshire are ranked 80th).

Cary-Grove's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Hampshire, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4-3 record this season.

Cary-Grove has already played their next matchup, a 1-1 draw against Lakes on the 11th. As for Hampshire, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 5-3 victory against St. Charles North on the 11th.