The Lincoln Park Lions will challenge the Hancock Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln Park will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
If Hancock heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Lincoln Park took over last week. Lincoln Park had just enough and edged Leyden out 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Eagles are ranked fifth).
Tim Biletski and
Jacob Cardona scored both of Lincoln Park's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Hancock and Jones squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Hancock had to settle for second. They lost 5-0 to the Eagles. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Hancock's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Lincoln Park is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-2 record this season. As for Hancock, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-7 record.
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