Soccer Recap: Lincoln-Way East Takes Down Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South in a Playoff Battle

By Team Reports Oct 29, 2024, 12:25pm

Soccer Recap: Lincoln-Way East vs. Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South

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Lincoln-Way East had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let the Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South Meteors onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Saturday. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Meteors are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Kamden Williams and Josh Mensching scored both of Lincoln-Way East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.

The victory was the third in a row for Lincoln-Way East, bringing their record for this year to 17-4-2. As for Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5-5.

Lincoln-Way East will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Andrew at 5:00 p.m. Lincoln-Way East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season. Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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