The Sandburg Eagles will square off against the Hersey Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Sandburg and Lincoln-Way West, and Lincoln-Way West kept the tradition alive. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Warriors who were credited with the win on Thursday. Lincoln-Way West got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Sandburg's two. Sandburg have struggled against Lincoln-Way West recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Hersey is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Lake Zurich on Thursday. The Huskies fell just short of the Bears by a score of 1-0.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sandburg fell to 3-1-1. As for Hersey, they now have a losing record of 2-3-1.
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