Soccer Preview: Homewood-Flossmoor vs. Lincoln-Way East
The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Homewood-Flossmoor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They won by a goal and slipped past Joliet Central 2-1. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Vikings as it put an end to their nine-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way East was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln-Way West on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Warriors are ranked 122nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kamden Williams and
Josh Mensching scored all three of Lincoln-Way East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Homewood-Flossmoor's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-15-1. As for Lincoln-Way East, their win bumped their record up to 14-4-3.
Homewood-Flossmoor suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Lincoln-Way East in their previous matchup last Thursday. Can Homewood-Flossmoor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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