The Crystal Lake South Gators will head out on the road to square off against the Huntley Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Crystal Lake South has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Huntley will arrive with five straight wins.
Crystal Lake South fell victim to Crystal Lake Central and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, Crystal Lake South can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while Crystal Lake Central are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Huntley's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They never let Hampshire get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Give Huntley's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Huntley pushed their record up to 11-0-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those six contests. As for Crystal Lake South, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Crystal Lake South couldn't quite get it done against Huntley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Gators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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