Soccer Preview: Kennedy vs. Oak Lawn
The Kennedy Crusaders and the Oak Lawn Spartans are set to duel on Saturday. Kennedy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Kennedy is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Lincoln Park last Monday. Kennedy lost 4-0 to Lincoln Park. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Lions are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Oak Lawn kept a clean sheet against Reavis on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 2-0. The result kept the Spartans happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 24th.
Tristan Kramarz and
Dylan Walsh scored both of Oak Lawn's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 43 goals.
Kennedy's loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1. As for Oak Lawn, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-2 record this season.
Kennedy might still be hurting after the 6-2 defeat they got from Oak Lawn in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Kennedy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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