After starting their season with five straight games on the road, Lincoln-Way West is finally coming home. They will welcome the Joliet West Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lincoln-Way West is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bloom just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Blazing Trojan, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Joliet West's offense. They fell just short of Andrew by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 20th).
Lincoln-Way West's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Joliet West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Lincoln-Way West beat Joliet West by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Lincoln-Way West repeat their success, or does Joliet West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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