The Larkin Royals will venture away from home to challenge the Hampshire Whip-Purs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Larkin comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Larkin's offense. They fell 2-0 to West Chicago on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Larkin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 345th, while West Chicago are ranked 161st).
Meanwhile, Hampshire scored the most goals they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jacobs. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Hampshire's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5-1. As for Larkin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Larkin might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Hampshire in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Royals were down 5-1.
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