Waukegan and Lake Forest are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Waukegan Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Lake Forest Scouts at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Waukegan is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Libertyville. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Wildcats are ranked 53rd).
Meanwhile, Lake Forest and Stevenson finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. The Scouts had to tread lightly for part of the game as Boden Rupprecht and Gabriel Donnez were both handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Lake Forest's goal came courtesy of
Connor Gustafson, which was the first he's scored this season.
Waukegan's loss dropped their record down to 2-8-2. Lake Forest's draw gives them a new season record of 5-3-3.
Everything went Waukegan's way against Lake Forest when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Waukegan made off with a 5-1 win. In that match, Waukegan amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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