The Lincoln-Way Central Knights will challenge the Sandburg Eagles at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln-Way Central's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Sandburg's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lincoln-Way Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Bradley-Bourbonnais a 5-0 shutout on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for Lincoln-Way Central in their matchups with Bradley-Bourbonnais: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Sandburg's game on Saturday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Shepard by a score of 3-1. Given Sandburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Shepard are ranked 288th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sandburg's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Lincoln-Way Central, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Lincoln-Way Central beat Sandburg by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 1-0. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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