Larkin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of the Hampshire Whip-Purs. While losing is never fun, Larkin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 298th, while Hampshire is ranked 121st).
Larkin's goal came courtesy of
Zazil Bahena, who's now up to seven this season.
Larkin's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Hampshire, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Larkin will stay at home for another game and welcome Aurora East at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hampshire, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-2 defeat vs. Huntley on the 23rd.
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