The Highland Park Giants will square off against the Cristo Rey St. Martin CRSM at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Highland Park is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Libertyville on Friday. Highland Park lost 4-1 to Libertyville. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Wildcats are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, Cristo Rey St. Martin kept a clean sheet against Cristo Rey Jesuit on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cristeros. The result kept the CRSM happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 14th.
Nerick Perez and
Santiago Perez scored both of Cristo Rey St. Martin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Highland Park's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Cristo Rey St. Martin, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1-1.
Everything went Highland Park's way against Cristo Rey St. Martin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Highland Park made off with a 4-0 win. Will Highland Park repeat their success, or does Cristo Rey St. Martin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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