Soccer Game Preview: Hampshire Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 6:21am

Soccer Preview: Hampshire vs. Crystal Lake Central

Hampshire is 0-8 against Crystal Lake Central since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hampshire Whip-Purs will be playing at home against the Crystal Lake Central Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Hampshire will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while Crystal Lake Central is ranked 13th).

Hampshire is is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They lost 5-0 to Central. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Hampshire's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, for the first time since back in March, Crystal Lake Central was forced to settle for a draw on Saturday. They and Peoria Notre Dame finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw.

Peyton McMahon and Olivia Anderson scored both of Crystal Lake Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.

Hampshire's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. With that draw, Crystal Lake Central's record moves to 13-2-2.

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