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| 04/19/24 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 7-0 W |
| 05/04/22 - Home | 6-2 W |
| 05/25/21 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/09/19 - Home | 1-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Byron is 8-2 against Lutheran since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Tigers will challenge the Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Byron has four straight victories, Lutheran has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Byron and Stillman Valley, and Byron kept the tradition alive. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Cardinals on Thursday. Byron might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Lutheran's offense. They lost 11-0 to Dixon on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Lutheran can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 390th, while Dixon are ranked 167th).
Byron's win bumped their record up to 7-0-2. As for Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Byron's way against Lutheran when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Byron made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
