Soccer Preview: Lincoln-Way Central vs. Lincoln-Way West
The Lincoln-Way Central Knights will challenge the Lincoln-Way West Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lincoln-Way Central is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Lincoln-Way Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Lincoln-Way East, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Lincoln-Way Central was ranked 15th). Lincoln-Way Central fell just short of Lincoln-Way East by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The Knights' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way West hasn't lost a match since September 10th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They came out on top against Homewood-Flossmoor by a score of 3-1. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly two goals.
Lincoln-Way Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for Lincoln-Way West, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2-2.
Lincoln-Way Central was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln-Way West in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln-Way Central since the squad 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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