The Lakes Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Crystal Lake Central Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Crystal Lake Central is hoping to do on Thursday what Woodstock North couldn't on Monday: put an end to Lakes' winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Lakes never let Woodstock North onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Given Lakes' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while Woodstock North is ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake Central has not lost a match since April 21st, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hampshire as Crystal Lake Central made off with an 8-0 victory. Crystal Lake Central's winning goal came courtesy of Brooklynn Carlson.
Lakes is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Crystal Lake Central, their win bumped their record up to 14-2-2.
Lakes might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Crystal Lake Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Lakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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