Soccer Preview: Lincoln-Way East vs. Homewood-Flossmoor
The Lincoln-Way East Griffins are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings 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.
Last Tuesday, Lincoln-Way East earned a 3-1 win over Lincoln-Way West. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Warriors are ranked 122nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kamden Williams and
Josh Mensching scored all three of Lincoln-Way East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Homewood-Flossmoor rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Steelmen , sneaking past 2-1. The victory was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak.
Lincoln-Way East's win bumped their record up to 14-4-3. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-15-1.
Lincoln-Way East took their win against Homewood-Flossmoor when the teams last played last Thursday by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln-Way East since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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