The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will head out to challenge the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Stagg who was credited with the victory on Thursday. The Chargers got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Lincoln-Way West's three. While losing is never fun, Lincoln-Way West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Stagg are ranked 12th).
Lincoln-Way East is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight matches on Saturday. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Bradley-Bourbonnais. That's two games in a row now that Lincoln-Way East have lost by just one goal.
Lincoln-Way West's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-2. As for Lincoln-Way East, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Lincoln-Way West couldn't quite get it done against Lincoln-Way East when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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