The Andrew Thunderbolts are on the road again on Friday to play the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Andrew is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat Homewood-Flossmoor by a goal, winning 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Andrew was the better team in the second half.
Maxine Arvanetes and
Paige Swaw scored both of Andrew's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way Central has not lost a match since April 19th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Sandburg a 2-0 shutout. Given Lincoln-Way Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Sandburg is ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andrew has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-2 record this season. As for Lincoln-Way Central, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5-3.
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