With a playoff game on the line, Libertyville rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Prospect Knights a 2-0 shutout. Given Libertyville's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Prospect is ranked 189th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lilly Frantz and
Shea Krakowski scored both of Libertyville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Libertyville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Prospect, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12-2.
Libertyville is on the road again on Friday to play Stevenson at 6:00 p.m. Libertyville's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Stevenson's offense will have their work cut out for them. Prospect does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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