Soccer Game Preview: Lake Zurich Heads Out

The Lake Zurich Bears will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Libertyville Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.

Lake Zurich's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Crystal Lake South with a sharp 4-0 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bears' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Gators are ranked 100th).

Lake Zurich hit Crystal Lake South with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Devin Hunt (2), Caden Wits, and Brandon Rugel.

Meanwhile, Libertyville hasn't lost a match since September 3rd, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Carmel as Libertyville made off with a 5-0 win. That five goal margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.

Lake Zurich has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-2 record this season. As for Libertyville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1-3.

Lake Zurich was able to grind out a solid win over Libertyville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Zurich 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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