Soccer Preview: Mansueto vs. Manteno
Mansueto has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Manteno Panthers at 4:30 p.m. in their first game on Monday. Mansueto knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy goal totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Manteno likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Mansueto was able to grind out a solid victory over Kelly, taking the game 4-2. Given Mansueto's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Kelly is ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mansueto hit Kelly with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Aisling Ramos (2),
Rosa Alameda, and
Yadira Caballero.
Meanwhile, Manteno beat Westinghouse 3-1 on Saturday. Three seems to be a good number for Manteno as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Mansueto's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those four games. As for Manteno, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
