The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will face off against the Sandburg Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln-Way West will be strutting in after a win while Sandburg will be coming in after a loss.
Lincoln-Way West will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Saturday, then bounced right back against Bradley-Bourbonnais on Tuesday. Lincoln-Way West came out on top against Bradley-Bourbonnais by a score of 4-2.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sandburg's offense. They fell just short of Lincoln-Way East by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Griffins are ranked fifth).
Lincoln-Way West pushed their record up to 7-3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sandburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Lincoln-Way West came up short against Sandburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Lincoln-Way West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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