The Lane Tech Champions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Jones Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lane Tech's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Curie. Given the Champions' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Condors are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lane Tech's offense was hitting Curie from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Leo Vera led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Jones extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Hancock. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 5-0 win. Jones' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Lane Tech pushed their record up to 8-2-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Lane Tech took their win against Jones when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 6-0. Does Lane Tech have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jones turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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