Soccer Preview: Lake Forest vs. Waukegan
Lake Forest has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Waukegan Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Lake Forest's last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Lake Forest and Stevenson finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The Scouts had to tread lightly for part of the matchup as Boden Rupprecht and Gabriel Donnez were both handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Lake Forest's goal came courtesy of
Connor Gustafson, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Waukegan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Libertyville. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Wildcats are ranked 53rd).
Lake Forest's draw makes their record 5-3-3 this season. As for Waukegan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-2.
Lake Forest suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Waukegan when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lake Forest was down 3-0.
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