Soccer Preview: Crystal Lake Central vs. Hampshire
Crystal Lake Central is 8-0 against Hampshire since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Crystal Lake Central Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Hampshire Whip-Purs at 4:30 p.m. Crystal Lake Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Crystal Lake Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Peoria Notre Dame, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Crystal Lake Central was ranked 13th). Neither Crystal Lake Central nor Peoria Notre Dame could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Crystal Lake Central has been dealt a draw since back in March.
Peyton McMahon and
Olivia Anderson scored both of Crystal Lake Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Hampshire was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 5-0 to Central. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Hampshire's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
With that draw, Crystal Lake Central's record moves to 13-2-2. As for Hampshire, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Crystal Lake Central skirted past Hampshire 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Crystal Lake Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hampshire turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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