The Sycamore Spartans will challenge the Central Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sycamore has six straight victories, Central has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Last Thursday, Sycamore beat St. Charles East 5-3. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Fighting Saints are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sycamore hit St. Charles East with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gavin Crouch (2),
Leo Padilla,
Aiden Sears, and
Andre Crouch.
Meanwhile, Central didn't have quite enough to beat Huntley on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Sycamore is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6-1 record this season. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-3.
Sycamore beat Central by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-2. Does Sycamore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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