The Westminster Christian Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Larkin Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westminster Christian has five straight wins, Larkin has 16 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Westminster Christian barely beat Christian Life the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Warriors never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday. Give Westminster Christian's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Christian Life from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Olivia Hill led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Larkin fell victim to South Elgin and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 5-0 to the Storm. 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 348th, while South Elgin are ranked 91st).
Larkin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Westminster Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Westminster Christian suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Larkin in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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