Lane Tech is 9-0 against Lincoln Park since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lane Tech Champions will be staying on the road to face off against the Lincoln Park Lions at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Lane Tech beats Lincoln Park with four goals on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Lane Tech never let Jones onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Monday. Given Lane Tech's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Jones is ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lane Tech was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Jackson Caffey and
Grace Carman, who scored all four of Lane Tech's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 25 so far this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Lincoln Park made sure to put some goals up on the board against Proviso West on Monday. They blew past the Panthers 9-0.
Lane Tech's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Lincoln Park, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-7.
Lane Tech took their win against Lincoln Park when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lane Tech since the squad 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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