The Cary-Grove Trojans will take on the Hampshire Whip-Purs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cary-Grove has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since September 3.
Cary-Grove's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Prairie Ridge on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while Wolves are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Hampshire's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Huntley by a score of 1-0. The Whip-Purs haven't had much luck with the Red Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Cary-Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Hampshire, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
Cary-Grove took their victory against Hampshire in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cary-Grove since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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