The Lake Forest Scouts will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Crystal Lake Central Tigers, where kickoff is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Lake Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Crystal Lake Central better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lake Forest really get things going. Lake Forest was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Deerfield on Wednesday. Given the Scouts' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Warriors are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Forest hit Deerfield with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Theo Jamboretz (2),
Henry Suhonen, and
Tito Ford.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Crystal Lake Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Crystal Lake Central who was credited with the victory. Crystal Lake Central got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Carmel's three. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Lake Forest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-5 record this season. As for Crystal Lake Central, their win bumped their record up to 14-4-1.
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