Round Lake is on a three-game streak of home losses, and North Chicago a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Round Lake Panthers will be playing at home against the North Chicago Warhawks at 6:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
On Friday, Round Lake came up short against Dundee-Crown and fell 3-1.
Meanwhile, North Chicago fell victim to Grayslake North and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, North Chicago can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while Grayslake North are ranked 116th).
North Chicago's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Round Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-2.
Round Lake took their victory against North Chicago in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Warhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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