Soccer Preview: Lake Forest Academy vs. Northridge
On Tuesday Lake Forest Academy will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Northridge Knights at 4:15 p.m.
Lake Forest Academy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Chicago University just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Maroons by a score of 3-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Caxys came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Maroons are ranked 286th).
Meanwhile, Northridge hadn't done well against Latin recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Northridge beat Latin by a goal, winning 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Knights were the better team in the second half.
Lake Forest Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4-1. As for Northridge, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3-2.
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