Soccer Game Preview: Marian Catholic vs. Manteno

The Marian Catholic Spartans will square off against the Manteno Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marian Catholic is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.

Marian Catholic fell victim to Carmel and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Corsairs.

Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Manteno was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Herscher. While losing is never fun, Manteno can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Herscher are ranked 101st).

Manteno's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Marian Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.