The Streamwood Sabres are taking a road trip to challenge the Larkin Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Streamwood fell victim to Geneva and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. While losing is never fun, Streamwood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 147th, while Geneva are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Larkin entered their matchup against West Aurora on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Royals fell just short of the Blackhawks by a score of 1-0.
Streamwood's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Larkin, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 6-6-3.
Streamwood skirted past Larkin 1-0 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sabres since the squad 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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