The Lake View Wildcats are on the road again on Friday to play the Lincoln Park Lions at 4:30 p.m. Lake View's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Lincoln Park's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lake View will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Sunday, then bounced right back against Aspira on Tuesday. Lake View's defense stepped up to hand Aspira a 6-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Pumas are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Lincoln Park made sure to put some goals up on the board against Mather on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Rangers by a score of 4-2. Jacob Cardona had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Lions.
Lake View's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lincoln Park, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Lake View might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Lincoln Park in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Lake View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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