Soccer Preview: Leyden vs. Lincoln Park
The Leyden Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Lincoln Park Lions at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Leyden's favor is that they have posted big goal totals in their last three games.
Leyden is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Proviso East (and have done all season long). Leyden blew past Proviso East 4-0. Given Leyden's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while Proviso East is ranked 373rd), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leyden hit Proviso East with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tereza Cerna,
Jamie Aguila,
Ximena Magana, and
Jasmine Ambrocio.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Lincoln Park was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. They fell victim to a rough 9-0 defeat at the hands of Lane Tech.
Leyden is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. As for Lincoln Park, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Leyden took their victory against Lincoln Park when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. In that contest, Leyden amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
