The Crystal Lake Central Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carmel Corsairs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carmel took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Crystal Lake Central, who comes in off a win.
Carmel better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Crystal Lake Central really get things going. Crystal Lake Central's defense stepped up to hand Hampshire a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Tigers have won six contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Carmel didn't have quite enough to beat Grayslake North on Thursday and fell 2-1. 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 266th, while the Knights are ranked 107th).
Crystal Lake Central's victory bumped their record up to 13-4-1. As for Carmel, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12-1 record this season.
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