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| 05/02/24 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 05/04/23 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 04/28/22 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 06/03/21 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 05/27/21 - Home | 2-3 L |
| + 4 more games |
Lake Zurich and Mundelein are an even 4-4-1 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Zurich has four straight victories, Mundelein has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Lake Zurich is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Zion-Benton a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. Given Lake Zurich's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Zion-Benton are ranked 293rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Zurich's offense was hitting Zion-Benton from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Mundelein managed to keep up with Warren Township until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Mustangs lost 3-0 to the Blue Devils.
Lake Zurich pushed their record up to 12-1-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those five matches. As for Mundelein, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3-2.
Lake Zurich was able to grind out a solid win over Mundelein in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
