Lane Tech has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Evanston Wildkits at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lane Tech is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over Niles West. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Lane Tech hit Niles West with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jackson Caffey (3),
Grace Carman (2), and
Abigail Snowden.
Meanwhile, Evanston waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Dolphins with a sharp 6-1 victory. Given Evanston's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while Whitney Young is ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lane Tech pushed their record up to 19-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Evanston, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2-1 record this season.
Lane Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Evanston in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Lane Tech repeat their success, or does Evanston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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