Soccer Game Preview: Homewood-Flossmoor vs. Lincoln-Way Central

Homewood-Flossmoor is 0-9-1 against Lincoln-Way Central since April of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Vikings will host the Knights at 6:15 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Homewood-Flossmoor is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Plainfield East who was credited with the win. The Bengals got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Homewood-Flossmoor's three.

Lincoln-Way Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Metea Valley, who was ranked 11th at the time (Lincoln-Way Central was ranked fifth). The Knights fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The match was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Lincoln-Way Central couldn't quite close it out.

Lincoln-Way Central's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1.