Soccer Preview: Shepard vs. Evergreen Park
Shepard has gone 6-0 against Evergreen Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Shepard Astros will be staying on the road to face off against the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Shepard lost 7-1 to Plainfield Central on Monday. The Astros have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Shepard's goal came courtesy of
Derek Almonaci, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Park fell victim to Oak Lawn and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Spartans are ranked 165th).
Shepard's loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Evergreen Park, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Shepard took their win against Evergreen Park in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shepard 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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