Soccer Game Preview: St. Francis vs. Lake Park

The St. Francis Spartans will be taking part in a tournament against the Lake Park Lancers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Francis has three straight victories, Lake Park has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

If Lake Park heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when St. Francis took over last week. St. Francis was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Glenbard South on Tuesday. Considering St. Francis have won three contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Lake Park scored the most goals they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 3-1 to Timothy Christian.

Lake Park's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for St. Francis, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.