Soccer Preview: Manual vs. Bloomington
Manual is 0-6 against Bloomington since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Manual Rams will be playing at home against the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Manual is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to Richwoods. 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 407th, while Richwoods is ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, Bloomington fell victim to Richwoods and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Knights. Bloomington has struggled against Richwoods recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Manual's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Bloomington, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1.
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