Lane Tech came tearing into Monday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Payton College Prep Grizzlies a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Lane Tech, who have now won 14 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Payton College Prep with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lily Bishop (2),
Jackson Caffey,
Tai Williams, and
Grace Carman.
Lane Tech's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Payton College Prep, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7-1.
Lane Tech will take on Whitney Young at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lane Tech knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy goal totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Whitney Young likes a good challenge. As for Payton College Prep, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Aspira at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Aspira will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 309th, while Payton College Prep is ranked 57th).
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