The Lyons Lions will challenge the Hinsdale Central Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lyons is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Oak Park-River Forest get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Lyons sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Zibby Michaelson and Avery Lusk scored all three of Lyons' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, Hinsdale Central got the win against St. Laurence on Tuesday by a conclusive 7-0. Given Hinsdale Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while St. Laurence are ranked 107th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hinsdale Central's win bumped their record up to 16-6-1. As for Lyons, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2-3.
Lyons skirted past Hinsdale Central 1-0 in their previous matchup on May 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions 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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