The Lincoln-Way West Warriors are on the road again on Wednesday to play the South Elgin Storm at 5:00 p.m. Lincoln-Way West's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Monday, Lincoln-Way West fell victim to a rough 4-1 defeat at the hands of Waubonsie Valley. While losing is never fun, Lincoln-Way West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 58th, while Waubonsie Valley is ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, South Elgin has not done well against Geneva recently (they were 0-7-1 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. South Elgin narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Geneva 1-0. South Elgin wouldn't have won without Lucy Tomasi, who scored the game-winner.
Lincoln-Way West now has a losing record at 4-5. As for South Elgin, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Lincoln-Way West came out on top in a nail-biter against South Elgin in their previous meeting back in April of 2017, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln-Way West 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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