Soccer Preview: Lincoln-Way East vs. Blue Island Eisenhower
The Lincoln-Way East Griffins will stay at home for another game and welcome the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln-Way East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Lincoln-Way East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Argo, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Lincoln-Way East was ranked eighth). Both finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw on Saturday. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Griffins' first draw of the season.
Mateo Espinosa and
Dennis Apraku scored all three of Lincoln-Way East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Blue Island Eisenhower kept a clean sheet against Shepard on Thursday. They came out on top against the Astros by a score of 2-0.
With that draw, Lincoln-Way East's record moves to 9-1-1. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, they now have a winning record of 3-2-3.
Lincoln-Way East suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Blue Island Eisenhower in their previous matchup back in October of 2015. Will Lincoln-Way East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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