The Grayslake North Knights will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against the Crystal Lake Central Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grayslake North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Roosevelt onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake Central put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Prairie Ridge with a sharp 6-0 victory. Olivia Anderson was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Something new happened on Friday as Anderson saw her first action of the season, playing 80 minutes against Prairie Ridge. Anderson made the most of the opportunity, scoring three goals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Grayslake North's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13-2. As for Crystal Lake Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-2 record this season.
Grayslake North took their victory against Crystal Lake Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2015 by a conclusive 4-1. Will Grayslake North repeat their success, or does Crystal Lake Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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