The Andrew Thunderbolts will head out on the road to take on the Sandburg Eagles at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Andrew has four straight victories, Sandburg has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Sandburg heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Andrew took over last week. Andrew skirted past Lemont 2-1.
Grace Wood and
Emily Crotty scored both of Andrew's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Sandburg lost 4-1 to Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Sandburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 158th, while Lincoln-Way East is ranked 26th).
Andrew's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5-1. As for Sandburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10-3.
Andrew took their victory against Sandburg when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Andrew since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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