Lancers had uphill battle to catch up in second half
The Lancers tried hard to climb back into the game in the second half. However, Meyer and the Cavs turned them away again and again. By the 60th minute, Carlinville had padded their lead with Park carrying most of the workload offensively. A chip shot by Park with 19:05 remaining in the game extended their lead to 3-0. Park nailed his second goal on a breakaway run five minutes, with the hat trick secured on a broken play with 11:34 remaining. By that point, it was an unachievable feat to come back and win for the Lancers. That unfortunate reality didn’t keep the Lancers from trying. Lincolnwood tried to break the shutout via a one-timer from Levi Weir to the near post. Unfortunately, a Meyer save kept the shutout from being broken as Carlinville secured their fifteenth win of the season.Tough loss in Williamsville
Despite an early 2-0 lead against the Williamsville Bullets for their regular-season finale on Thursday, Oct. 7, offensive and defensive coordination by the Bullets resulted in a tie and later a 3-2 win over the Lancers. The win brought the Bullets to a 15-6-1 mark and first in the Sangamo Conference at 4-0.Lancers prepare for playoff action at Lincolnwood Regional
Despite the recent losses that bring LNM’s regular-season record to 10-7-1, they secured enough wins to be playoff eligible as they host their regional in Raymond at Terry Todt Field. Eleventh-seed Vandalia and eighth-seed Pana kicked off regional action at the Lincolnwood Regional, where the Panthers dominated the Vandals 6-0. LNM’s match in the regional comes as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday, Oct. 13 following top seed Carlinville taking on Pana. The fifth-seeded Lancers will take on fourth-seed Teutopolis. The games are at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The winner of Wednesday’s matches will meet for the regional championship on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m.For more sports news, follow Jake Leonard on Twitter @JakeLeonardWPMD and Heartland Newsfeed @HLNF_Bulletin on Twitter. Additionally, you can follow Heartland Newsfeed on Facebook and Reddit among other platforms. You can now follow our news updates on Telegram, Flote, and MeWe. Support independent journalism. Become a patron on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. There are other donor options as well.
Jake Leonard, a broadcast media and journalism veteran, is the editor-in-chief of Heartland Newsfeed. Leonard is also GM and program director of Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, wrestling editor and contributing writer for Ambush Sports, a contributing writer for My Sports Vote and Midwest Sports Network, and a former contributor to Bleacher Report and Overtime Heroics. He resides at home in Nokomis, Ill. with his dog Buster.