The Oak Lawn Spartans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Richards Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Oak Lawn's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They beat Blue Island Eisenhower by a goal, winning 1-0. The Spartans' winning goal came courtesy of Dylan Walsh.
Oak Lawn was without their leading scorer, Tristan Kramarz, in Tuesday's contest. With Kramarz sitting this one out, Giovanni Gonzalez got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 56).
Meanwhile, Richards has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 16. They lost 4-0 to Lemont on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Lemont HS are ranked 22nd).
Oak Lawn's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4-1. As for Richards, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-3.
Oak Lawn took their win against Richards in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Oak Lawn repeat their success, or does Richards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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