The Andrew Thunderbolts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lemont Lemont HS at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lemont is hoping to do on Monday what Bradley-Bourbonnais couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Andrew's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Andrew's defense stepped up to hand Bradley-Bourbonnais a 5-0 shutout. Andrew's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
They hit Bradley-Bourbonnais with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Paige Swaw (2),
Grace Wood,
Emily Crotty, and
Grace McGlynn.
Meanwhile, Lemont had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 goals), and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over the Cardinals. Given Lemont's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Blue Island Eisenhower is ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andrew has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. As for Lemont, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Everything went Andrew's way against Lemont in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Andrew made off with a 4-1 win. Does Andrew have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lemont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
