The Sycamore Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Crystal Lake South Gators at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Sycamore fell victim to Kaneland and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0. Grace Amptmann was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on her (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Huntley. 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 337th, while Huntley are ranked 31st).
Crystal Lake South's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Sycamore, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 11-3-1.
Sycamore couldn't quite get it done against Crystal Lake South in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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