The Lakes Eagles will challenge the Prairie Ridge Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakes took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Antioch.
Meanwhile, Prairie Ridge entered their tilt with McHenry on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Warriors out 2-1. Given Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Warriors are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Henry Knoll and
Chase Santucci scored both of Prairie Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
Lakes' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-12-2. As for Prairie Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season.
Lakes might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Prairie Ridge in their previous meeting back in September. Can Lakes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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