The Joliet West Tigers will head out to challenge the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Joliet West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Rich Township a 2-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Raptors are ranked 424th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jake Polacek and
Israel Barajas scored both of Joliet West's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way Central waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Thunderbolts. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly two goals.
With the victory, Joliet West broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-13-2. As for Lincoln-Way Central, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
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