The Grayslake Central Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the Lakes Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Grayslake Central's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last four matchups.
Grayslake Central's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Antioch as they made off with a 7-0 victory. Given Grayslake Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while Antioch are ranked 384th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakes' game on Saturday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Vernon Hills 1-0.
Grayslake Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those eight matchups. As for Lakes, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Everything went Grayslake Central's way against Lakes in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Grayslake Central made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams 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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