Soccer Preview: Richards vs. Oak Lawn
The Richards Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Oak Lawn Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Oak Lawn will have to contend with a Richards squad hungry for a victory, something the team hasn't seen since September 16. Richards lost 4-0 to Lemont on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Lemont HS are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Oak Lawn kept a clean sheet against Blue Island Eisenhower on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Cardinals 1-0. The Spartans' winning goal came courtesy of Dylan Walsh.
Oak Lawn was without their leading scorer, Tristan Kramarz, in Tuesday's contest. With Kramarz sitting this one out, Giovanni Gonzalez got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 56).
Richards' loss dropped their record down to 1-8-3. As for Oak Lawn, they pushed their record up to 10-4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Richards suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Oak Lawn in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Richards avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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