The Lane Tech Champions will challenge the Solorio Sun Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lane Tech comes in on three and Solorio on four.
Lane Tech's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Schurz. Give Lane Tech's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Kanan Kraus and Alex Juarez-Magana scored both of Lane Tech's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Solorio rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grizzlies, sneaking past 1-0. The victory was all the more spectacular given Solorio's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Payton College Prep are ranked 45th).
Solorio's win bumped their record up to 8-5-2. As for Lane Tech, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Lane Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Solorio when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Champions repeat their success, or do the Sun Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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