The Lakes Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Amundsen Vikings at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lakes is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Deerfield just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Lakes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 98th, while Deerfield are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Amundsen came up short against Lake Forest on Saturday and fell 3-1.
Amundsen's loss dropped their record down to 5-4-1. As for Lakes, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Everything went Lakes' way against Amundsen in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Lakes made off with a 6-0 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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