Prairie Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to the Crystal Lake Central Tigers. While losing is never fun, Prairie Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 259th, while Crystal Lake Central is ranked 14th).
Something new happened on Friday as Olivia Anderson saw her first action of the season, playing 80 minutes against Prairie Ridge. Anderson made the most of the opportunity, scoring three goals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Prairie Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-12-1. As for Crystal Lake Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Prairie Ridge will challenge Saint Viator at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Saint Viator is coming into the contest with nine straight wins at home, so Prairie Ridge will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Crystal Lake Central, they will head out on the road to take on Grayslake North at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Crystal Lake Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.
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