Soccer Game Preview: Lakes vs. Johnsburg

The Lakes Eagles will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Johnsburg Skyhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Johnsburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakes, who comes in off a win.

Lakes is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Richmond-Burton. The Eagles never let the Rockets get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Thursday. The win continues a trend for Lakes in their matchups with Richmond-Burton: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, Johnsburg fell victim to Grayslake North and their airtight defense on Saturday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 4-0.

Lakes took their victory against Johnsburg in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Skyhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.