Soccer Recap: Crete-Monee Takes a Loss

The matchup between Crete-Monee and Joliet Central on Saturday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Warriors lost 8-0 to the Steelmen. While losing is never fun, Crete-Monee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 364th, while Joliet Central are ranked 163rd).

Crete-Monee's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-12-1. As for Joliet Central, they moved to 10-11 with that win, which also ended their three-match losing streak.

Crete-Monee didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-0 defeat against Kankakee on the 14th. As for Joliet Central, they have also already played their next contest, a 0-0 loss against Oswego on the 14th.