Soccer Preview: Lisle vs. Victoria Soto
The Lisle Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Victoria Soto Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Victoria Soto is hoping to do on Tuesday what Manteno couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Lisle's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Lisle never let Manteno onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Given Lisle's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Manteno is ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Victoria Soto had no problem doing just that on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Patriots. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Victoria Soto considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Their offense was hitting ACERO Garcia from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Lisle is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Victoria Soto, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6-1.
Everything went Lisle's way against Victoria Soto in their previous matchup back in May of 2018 as Lisle made off with a 10-3 win. In that matchup, Lisle amassed a halftime lead of 6-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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