The Round Lake Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Larkin Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Saturday, Round Lake didn't have quite enough to beat Aurora East and fell 4-3.
Meanwhile, Larkin has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 19. They came up short against West Aurora on Saturday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Blackhawks are ranked 12th).
Larkin's goal came courtesy of
Alan Chavez, who's now up to three this season.
Round Lake now has a losing record at 7-8-1. As for Larkin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6-4.
Round Lake beat Larkin 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Round Lake repeat their success, or does Larkin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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