Crystal Lake Central waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Central Rockets onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Rockets are ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crystal Lake Central's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4-2.
Crystal Lake Central didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 1-0 victory vs. Huntley on the 28th. Central has also already played their next match, a 5-1 defeat against Bartlett on the 28th.
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