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Soccer: LT Boys Face DG South in Regional Final
No. 4 seed Lyons Township High School boys soccer team beats Argo, advances to Hinsdale South Regional final against No. 5 seed Downers Grove South.
The Lyons Township High School boys soccer team beat Argo 2-0 Tuesday, to advance to the 3A Lyons Regional final against Downers Grove South High School, seeded No. 5 in the tournament.
The No. 4 seeded Lions have been on a winning streak this month. Tuesday marked the team's eighth consecutive win since a Sept. 28 loss against No. 1 seed Hinsdale Central, according to High School Cube News. Junior midfielder Harry Hilling and senior forward Matt Murphy scored the two goals to secure the No. 4 team's spot in final, the site reported.
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Last year, the No. 10 seed Fenwick High School upset No. 2 Lyons 2-1 in penalty kicks in the 3A Hinsdale South Regional final, according to High School Cube.
The LT boys soccer team celebrated a major milestone for the program and for Lyons Township last week, when the team defeated Argo 4-0 in their final regular season match and made Lyons Township High School history.
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The win marked head coach Paul Labbato's 130th career win, making him the most successful varsity boys' soccer coach in the 47-year history of the program.
The Lions will play Downers Grove South, who beat Downers Grove North 1-0 Tuesday, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Lyons Township High School, South Campus, 4900 Willow Springs Rd., Western Springs.
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