After two games on the road, Lakes is heading back home. They will take on the Waukegan Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Lakes is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Illinois (they are ranked 118th, while Waukegan is ranked 295th).
For the first time this season, Lakes was forced to settle for a draw. They and Mundelein finished up their matchup with a 2-2 draw.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Waukegan was not quite Vernon Hills' equal in the second half on Thursday. They suffered a tough 4-1 loss at the hands of the Cougars. Waukegan has struggled against Vernon Hills recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Waukegan's goal came courtesy of
Jocelyn Lopez, who's now up to five this season.
Lakes' draw gives them a new season record of 4-4-1. As for Waukegan, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
Everything went Lakes' way against Waukegan in their previous matchup back in April of 2018 as Lakes made off with an 8-0 victory. Will Lakes repeat their success, or does Waukegan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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