Soccer Preview: Lake Forest vs. Stevenson
The Lake Forest Scouts will head out on the road to take on the Stevenson Patriots at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lake Forest is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Wauconda on Saturday. Lake Forest fell just short of Wauconda by a score of 1-0. The Scouts have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Stevenson's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Waukegan. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Forest's loss dropped their record down to 5-3-2. As for Stevenson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1-4.
Lake Forest skirted past Stevenson 1-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Forest 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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