The Lane Tech Champions will challenge the Whitney Young Dolphins at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lane Tech sitting on six straight wins and Whitney Young on four.
Lane Tech's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Payton College Prep. Lane Tech might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Payton College Prep from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Jessica Carlson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Whitney Young and Jones, and Whitney Young kept the tradition alive. The Dolphins blew past the Eagles 6-3 on Monday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-1.
Something new happened on Monday as Katie Greenbaum saw her first action of the season, playing one minutes against Jones. Greenbaum made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Whitney Young's victory bumped their record up to 7-4-3. As for Lane Tech, their win bumped their record up to 10-1-2.
Lane Tech beat Whitney Young by a goal in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Champions since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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