The Crystal Lake South Gators will venture away from home to face off against the Cary-Grove Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cary-Grove took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Crystal Lake South, who comes in off a win.
Crystal Lake South headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for nine straight, but McHenry let them put that streak behind them. Crystal Lake South's defense stepped up to hand McHenry a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. Dustin Banner had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Gators.
Meanwhile, Cary-Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell just short of Huntley by a score of 1-0. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
Crystal Lake South is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Cary-Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Crystal Lake South took their win against Cary-Grove in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crystal Lake South 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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