Soccer Preview: St. Thomas More vs. Rantoul
St. Thomas More is 10-0 against Rantoul since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Thomas More Sabers will take on the Rantoul Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
St. Thomas More's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Urbana University on Monday. They came up short against the Illineks, falling 5-0.
Meanwhile, Rantoul's game on Wednesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 3-0 to Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Bunnies recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
St. Thomas More's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2-1. As for Rantoul, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
St. Thomas More took their victory against Rantoul in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Thomas More since the team 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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