Soccer Preview: Peoria vs. Manual
Peoria is 7-1-1 against Manual since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Peoria Lions will be playing at home against the Manual Rams at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Peoria came up short against Normal Community on Tuesday, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Ironmen are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, Manual was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 5-1 to Danville. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Rams couldn't quite close it out.
Peoria's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Manual, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Peoria's way against Manual when the teams last played on Wednesday, as Peoria made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Peoria repeat their success, or does Manual have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
