Soccer Preview: Urbana vs. Manual
Urbana is 8-0 against Manual since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Urbana Tigers are on the road again to play the Manual Rams at 4:00 p.m. Urbana will be strutting in after a win while Manual will be coming in after a defeat.
Urbana will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Urbana University on Tuesday. Urbana sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Urbana University.
Urbana hit Urbana University with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Winner Nana (2),
Matthew Bodony, and
Jacek Slowikowski.
Meanwhile, Manual lost 4-1 to Abingdon/Avon on Wednesday. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Tornadoes recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Urbana's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Manual, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Urbana took their victory against Manual when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Urbana 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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