The St. Francis Spartans will face off against the Lisle Lions at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
St. Francis is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Aurora Central Catholic on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Chargers. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Spartans couldn't quite close it out.
Their goal came courtesy of
Nicolas Tisljar, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Lisle entered their tilt with Herscher on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four matches by four goals or more so far this season.
St. Francis has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Lisle, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
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