Soccer Game Preview: Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South vs. Lemont

The Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South Meteors will challenge the Lemont Lemont HS at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South will be strutting in after a win while Lemont will be coming in after a defeat.

Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over Argo. Considering Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South have won six matches by more than three goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Lemont didn't have quite enough to beat Maine South on Saturday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Lemont can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Maine South are ranked 19th).

Lemont's loss dropped their record down to 12-5-2. As for Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-1.

Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Lemont when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Meteors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.