Soccer Recap: Lincoln-Way East Takes Down Lincoln-Way Central in a Playoff Battle

Griffins

Margin (Wins)

05/21/25 vs Joliet Central	9
04/22/25 vs Bradley-Bourbonnais	8
03/18/25 vs Hancock	8
04/17/25 @ Lincoln-Way West	6
05/23/25 vs Sandburg	5

It's playoff time, and Lincoln-Way East had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Lincoln-Way Central Knights on Friday as they made off with a 3-0 win. Considering Lincoln-Way East have won 14 games by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Lincoln-Way East is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 61 goals over those 15 matches. As for Lincoln-Way Central, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-4.

Looking ahead, Lincoln-Way East will face off against O'Fallon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln-Way East's defense better be ready for this one: O'Fallon have averaged an impressive 4.4 goals per game this season. Lincoln-Way Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.