The Oak Park-River Forest Huskies will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Lyons Lions at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
If Oak Park-River Forest beats Lyons with one goal on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Oak Park-River Forest who was credited with the win on Tuesday. Oak Park-River Forest got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Downers Grove North's two. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Trojans are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lyons is headed into Thursday's following a draw, the team's first since September 4. They and Reavis finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Oak Park-River Forest is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-2 record this season. With that draw, Lyons' record moves to 8-5-2.
Oak Park-River Forest beat Lyons 4-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Park-River Forest 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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