Oak Lawn had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Shepard Astros and snuck past 2-1. That's two games straight that Oak Lawn has won by just one goal.
Oak Lawn's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. As for Shepard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-12-1.
Oak Lawn will head out on the road to challenge Lindblom at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Lawn's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Shepard, they will head out on the road to square off against Joliet Central at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Shepard is facing Joliet Central at the right time seeing as Joliet Central is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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