Soccer Game Preview: Waukegan vs. Highland Park + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2025, 9:22pm

Soccer Preview: Waukegan vs. Highland Park

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the IL High School Assn. (IHSA) & Highland Park High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous Games

10/18/24 - Home1-2 L
10/13/23 - Home3-1 W
10/09/18 - Away2-1 W
10/10/17 - Home1-0 W
10/13/16 - Away1-0 W
+ 2 more games

Waukegan is 6-1 against Highland Park since August of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Bulldogs will take on the Giants at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Waukegan took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lakes a 3-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Waukegan were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Highland Park came into Friday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Vernon Hills with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday.

Highland Park hit the Cougars with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Nathan Erlich, Sam Ackermann, and Omar Astudillo.

Waukegan now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Highland Park, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-1.

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