Soccer Recap: Manual Comes Up Short

The matchup between Manual and Normal West on Monday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Rams came up short against the Wildcats, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Manual can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 338th, while Normal West are ranked 15th).

Manual's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Normal West, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-0-1.

Looking ahead, Manual will head out on the road to take on Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Normal West, they will take on Downers Grove North in a tournament on Thursday.