The Carmel Corsairs will square off against the Stevenson Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Carmel is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Marist on Saturday. Carmel fell just short of Marist by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Corsairs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the RedHawks are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, Stevenson gave up the first goal on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lake Zurich 2-1.
Carmel has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9-1 record this season. As for Stevenson, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4-5.
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