Stagg and Lincoln-Way East are an even 3-3-1 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The Stagg Chargers will take on the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln-Way East took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Stagg, who comes in off a win.
Stagg's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Homewood-Flossmoor as Stagg made off with a 3-0 win. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Vikings are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite a strong season so far, Lincoln-Way East has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Andrew who was credited with the victory on Saturday. Andrew got it done in the shootout by posting six goals to Lincoln-Way East's five. One reason for the loss might be the Griffins' aggressive play style: Brian McCraken and Kamden Williams were both handed yellow cards.
Lincoln-Way East's goal came courtesy of
Ben Hainzinger, which was the first he's scored this season.
The win snapped Stagg's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-5-2 record. As for Lincoln-Way East, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3-2.
Stagg took their victory against Lincoln-Way East in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Stagg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln-Way East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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