Lakes is 0-3 against Lake Zurich since September of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The Lakes Eagles will face off against the Lake Zurich Bears at 12:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lakes is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Wauconda, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 379th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 140th).
Meanwhile, Lake Zurich and Lake Forest finished up their match with a 1-1 draw on Thursday.
Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1. With that draw, Lake Zurich's record moves to 4-2-4.
Lakes suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Lake Zurich when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Lakes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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