The Round Lake Panthers will square off against the Taft Eagles at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Taft will have to contend with a Round Lake team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen yet this season. Round Lake came up short against Mundelein on Tuesday, falling 5-1. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly four goals.
Meanwhile, Taft didn't have quite enough to beat Whitney Young on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Dolphins are ranked 126th).
Round Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5-1. As for Taft, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-5-1 record this season.
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