Soccer Preview: Bloom vs. Thornton
Bloom has won three straight games at home, while Thornton has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Bloom Blazing Trojan will welcome the Thornton Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bloom's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Marian Catholic 5-0. The result was nothing new for the Blazing Trojan, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Thornton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Lake View on Sunday. The victory was all the more spectacular given Thornton's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 208th, while Lake View is ranked 75th).
Bloom is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Thornton, their win bumped their record up to 7-4-1.
Bloom was able to grind out a solid victory over Thornton when the teams last played on September 7th, winning 3-1. Does Bloom have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thornton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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