The Hampshire Whip-Purs will challenge the Larkin Royals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Hampshire and Jacobs, and Jacobs kept the tradition alive. The Whip-Purs took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Hampshire as the squad has yet to pick up a win this season.
Meanwhile, Larkin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to West Chicago. While losing is never fun, Larkin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 345th, while West Chicago are ranked 161st).
Larkin's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Hampshire, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5-1.
Hampshire took their win against Larkin when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1 score. In that contest, the Whip-Purs amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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