Lincoln scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the North Mac Panthers a 6-0 shutout. Given Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while North Mac is ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln's offense was hitting North Mac from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Makinley Knapp led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
The win made it two in a row for Lincoln and bumps their season record up to 8-5-1. As for North Mac, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-10-1 record this season.
Lincoln will head out on the road to square off against Athens/PORTA at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for North Mac, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Hillsboro at 5:00 p.m. Hillsboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.4 goals per game this season.
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