The Lincoln-Way Central Knights will challenge the Andrew Thunderbolts at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lincoln-Way Central sitting on seven straight victories and Andrew on four.
Lincoln-Way Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Shepard get on the board and left with a 9-0 win. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Lincoln-Way Central's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Shepard are ranked 321st).
Meanwhile, Andrew got the win against Marist on Friday by a conclusive 4-1. With Andrew ahead 3-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
They hit Marist with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Olivia Nelson (2), Emily Crotty, and Jules London.
Andrew's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three games. As for Lincoln-Way Central, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Lincoln-Way Central skirted past Andrew 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team 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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