Football Game Preview: Lake Park Lancers vs. St. Charles East Fighting Saints + Official Tickets

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2025, 2:39am

Football Preview: Lake Park Lancers vs. St. Charles East Fighting Saints

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Previous 6 Games

09/27/24 - Away21-27 L
09/22/23 - Home24-7 W
09/09/22 - Away24-0 W
09/10/21 - Home27-14 W
10/25/19 - Home14-23 L
10/19/18 - Away7-42 L

Lake Park and St. Charles East are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Lancers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Fighting Saints at 7:00 p.m. Lake Park is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.

On Friday, Lake Park lost to Glenbard North on the road by a 41-23 margin. That's two games in a row now that the Lancers have lost by exactly 18 points.

Despite the loss, Lake Park had strong showings from Niko Menos, who picked up 107 receiving yards and one score, and Kendan Ratini, who rushed for 79 yards.

Meanwhile, St. Charles East came up short against St. Charles North on Friday and fell 24-13. The Fighting Saints haven't had much luck with the North Stars recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

St. Charles East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lake Park, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Lake Park came up short against St. Charles East in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, falling 27-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Fighting Saints' Xander Salazar, who rushed for 143 yards and a pair of TDs. Now that the Lancers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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