The Taft Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lake View Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Taft will be strutting in after a victory while Lake View will be coming in after a loss.
Taft will bounce into Monday's game after beating Loyola Academy, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Taft never let Loyola Academy onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
They hit Loyola Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andres Garcia (2),
Max Gonzalez,
Valentyn Solomchak, and Solomchak.
Meanwhile, Lake View didn't have quite enough to beat Thornton on Sunday and fell 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Lake View came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Thornton is ranked 208th).
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7-2 record this season. As for Lake View, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-2-2.
Taft was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake View in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, winning 2-0. Will Taft repeat their success, or does Lake View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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