The Prairie Ridge Wolves will head out on the road to take on the Crystal Lake Central Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Prairie Ridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Crystal Lake Central will come in with six straight wins.
Prairie Ridge managed to slip by Huntley the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Wolves came up short against the Red Raiders on Thursday, falling 3-0. The match was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly Prairie Ridge struggled afterwards.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake Central hadn't done well against Jacobs recently (they were 0-7-2 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Tigers' defense stepped up to hand the Golden Eagles a 2-0 shutout. Give Crystal Lake Central's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Crystal Lake Central's victory bumped their record up to 10-3-3. As for Prairie Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-2.
Everything went Prairie Ridge's way against Crystal Lake Central when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Prairie Ridge made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wolves since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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