After ten games on the road, Sandburg is heading back home. They will take on the Andrew Thunderbolts at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Sandburg will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 158th, while Andrew is ranked 41st).
Sandburg lost 4-1 to Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Sandburg has lost by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, Andrew had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lemont HS and snuck past 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Andrew was the better team in the second half.
Grace Wood and
Emily Crotty scored both of Andrew's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Sandburg dropped their record down to 4-10-3 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Andrew, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.
Sandburg might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Andrew in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Sandburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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