Soccer Preview: Lyons vs. Hinsdale Central
Lyons has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Hinsdale Central Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lyons is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Riverside-Brookfield onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Considering Lyons has won 11 contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Riverside-Brookfield with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Izzy Lebar,
Zibby Michaelson, and
Caroline Mortonson.
Meanwhile, Hinsdale Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Oak Park-River Forest on Friday. Given Hinsdale Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Oak Park-River Forest is ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lyons is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-2 record this season. As for Hinsdale Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7.
Lyons beat Hinsdale Central by a goal in their previous matchup back in April, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lyons since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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