The Huntley Red Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Crystal Lake South Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Huntley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hampshire 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Red Raiders were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake South waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Tigers 1-0. The Gators' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Seth Walker, which was the first he's scored this season.
Huntley now has a winning record of 7-6-2. As for Crystal Lake South, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Huntley beat Crystal Lake South 4-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Huntley repeat their success, or does Crystal Lake South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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