The Naperville Central Redhawks will take on the Lane Tech Champions in a tournament on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Naperville Central sitting on seven straight victories and Lane Tech on nine.
Naperville Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Barrington, who was ranked 13th at the time (Naperville Central was ranked fourth). The Redhawks never let the Fillies/Broncos get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, Lane Tech hadn't done well against New Trier recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Champions who were credited with the victory. Lane Tech got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to New Trier's three.
Naperville Central's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Lane Tech, their win bumped their record up to 13-1-2.
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