Soccer Game Preview: Lake Zurich Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 3:44am

Soccer Preview: Lake Zurich vs. Waukegan

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The Lake Zurich Bears will face off against the Waukegan Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Zurich will be strutting in after a win while Waukegan will be coming in after a loss.

Lake Zurich is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Conant 5-2 on Saturday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Cougars are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lake Zurich hit Conant with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Matthew Bergfeld (2), Kuba Rytel (2), and Caden Wits.

Meanwhile, Waukegan has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 29. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cristo Rey St. Martin on Monday.

Lake Zurich now has a winning record of 2-1-2. As for Waukegan, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-1.

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