The Lakes Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wauconda Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakes can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Prairie Ridge a 5-0 shutout. Lakes' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, Wauconda's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They beat Grant Community by a goal, winning 1-0. Given Wauconda's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 118th, while Grant Community is ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wauconda's one-goal win came courtesy of
Meagan Gerle, who's now up to three this season.
Lakes is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. As for Wauconda, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-4-1.
Lakes took their victory against Wauconda in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. In that game, Lakes amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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