Highland Park hasn't had much luck against Waukegan recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Giants will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Highland Park turned things around against Vernon Hills on Friday. They never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Highland Park hit Vernon Hills with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Nathan Erlich, Sam Ackermann, and Omar Astudillo.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Waukegan, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lakes on Thursday as they made off with a 3-0 win. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Waukegan were the better team in the second half.
Waukegan now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Highland Park, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-1.
Highland Park skirted past Waukegan 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Do the Giants have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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