The Lane Tech Champions will square off against the Von Steuben Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Von Steuben is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Lane Tech's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Chicago Washington. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Lane Tech's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Chicago Washington are ranked 144th).
Meanwhile, Von Steuben had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.0 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Panthers who were credited with the win. Von Steuben got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Amundsen's three.
Lane Tech has now won 12 of their last 13 games at home. That gives them a 12-2-2 record this season. The home victories came by way of their defensive effort, having only given up six goals over those 13 contests. As for Von Steuben, the win improved their record to 11-6-2.
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