The Lake Zurich Bears will face off against the Waukegan Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Zurich will be strutting in after a win while Waukegan will be coming in after a loss.
Lake Zurich is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Conant 5-2 on Saturday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Cougars are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Zurich hit Conant with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Matthew Bergfeld (2),
Kuba Rytel (2), and
Caden Wits.
Meanwhile, Waukegan has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 29. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cristo Rey St. Martin on Monday.
Lake Zurich now has a winning record of 2-1-2. As for Waukegan, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps