Lyons is 7-2 against York since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lyons Lions will head out on the road to face off against the York Dukes at 4:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
On Saturday, Lyons needed a bit of extra time to put away Downers Grove North. Their defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 1-0 shutout. Give the Lions' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in September, York was forced to settle for a draw on Friday. They and Timothy Christian finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw.
Lyons is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-2 record this season. With that draw, York's record moves to 6-6-3.
Lyons skirted past York 4-3 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lyons since the team 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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