The Lincoln-Way East Griffins will challenge the Joliet Central Steelmen at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Joliet Central will be up against a hot Lincoln-Way East team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Griffins' defense stepped up to hand Stagg a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. Lincoln-Way East might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Joliet Central had no problem doing just that on Friday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 15-0 victory. Juli Calderon was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Lincoln-Way East pushed their record up to 15-3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those seven contests. As for Joliet Central, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13.
Lincoln-Way East took their victory against Joliet Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 7-0 score. Will the Griffins repeat their success, or do the Steelmen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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