Soccer Preview: Lincoln-Way Central vs. De La Salle
The Lincoln-Way Central Knights will take on the De La Salle Meteors at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
De La Salle better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lincoln-Way Central really get things going. Lincoln-Way Central never let Lincoln-Way West onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Saturday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Warriors are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, De La Salle entered their tilt with Quincy on Saturday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Blue Devils. That's two games straight that the Meteors have won by exactly three goals.
They hit Quincy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Alex Panduro,
Nathan Gutierrez, and Gutierrez.
Lincoln-Way Central pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for De La Salle, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
Lincoln-Way Central took their victory against De La Salle when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lincoln-Way Central repeat their success, or does De La Salle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
