The Jacobs Golden Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Crystal Lake South Gators at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jacobs' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Saturday, neither Jacobs nor Mundelein could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake South's game on Saturday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Rolling Meadows by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Mustangs are ranked 24th).
Ali Ahmed wasn't going to let Rolling Meadows walk away unscathed as he scored both of Crystal Lake South's goals, bringing his season total up to two goals.
With that draw, Jacobs' record moves to 7-8-6. As for Crystal Lake South, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8-1.
Jacobs came up short against Crystal Lake South in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Jacobs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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