Soccer Preview: Athens/PORTA vs. North Mac
The Athens/PORTA Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the North Mac Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Athens/PORTA will be strutting in after a victory while North Mac will be coming in after a defeat.
Athens/PORTA is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Pana (and have done all season long). Everything went Athens/PORTA's way against Pana on Friday as Athens/PORTA made off with an 8-0 win. Given Athens/PORTA's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Pana is ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Mac was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Meridian/Sangamon Valley by a score of 2-1.
North Mac's goal came courtesy of
Camerin Leonard, which was the first she's scored this season.
Athens/PORTA has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-1 record this season. As for North Mac, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16-1.
Everything went Athens/PORTA's way against North Mac in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Athens/PORTA made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Athens/PORTA since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
