The Central Rockets will take on the Crystal Lake Central Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Central is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Crystal Lake South on Tuesday. Central fell just short of Crystal Lake South by a score of 1-0. The Rockets have struggled against the Gators recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake Central waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Chargers onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Chargers are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3-2. As for Crystal Lake Central, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Central suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Crystal Lake Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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