Lincoln-Way West is 3-0 against Oak Forest since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Oak Forest Bengals at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lincoln-Way West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Bradley-Bourbonnais, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Lincoln-Way West was ranked 18th). Lincoln-Way West never let Bradley-Bourbonnais onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what Lincoln-Way West needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, Oak Forest entered their tilt with Oak Lawn with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Spartans on Friday as they made off with a 10-3 victory.
Lincoln-Way West is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Oak Forest, they pushed their record up to 23-6 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Lincoln-Way West was able to grind out a solid victory over Oak Forest in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln-Way West since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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