After two games on the road, Lake Forest is heading back home. They will welcome the Waukegan Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Forest's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Lake Forest and Stevenson finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw. The Scouts had to tread lightly for part of the match as Boden Rupprecht and Gabriel Donnez were both handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Meanwhile, Waukegan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Libertyville, falling 3-0. 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 242nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 44th).
Lake Forest's draw gives them a new season record of 5-3-3. As for Waukegan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-2.
Lake Forest suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Waukegan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lake Forest was down 3-0.
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