The Lincoln-Way Central Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Lincoln-Way West Warriors at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln-Way Central is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Lincoln-Way Central's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Bradley-Bourbonnais with a sharp 9-0 victory. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Lincoln-Way Central's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Bradley-Bourbonnais are ranked 195th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincoln-Way West, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Homewood-Flossmoor by a score of 2-0 on Thursday.
Lincoln-Way Central pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Lincoln-Way West, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Lincoln-Way Central was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln-Way West when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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