Soccer Preview: Manual vs. Peoria
Manual hasn't had much luck against Peoria recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Manual Rams will challenge the Peoria Lions at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Manual is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They lost 5-1 to Danville. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Rams couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Peoria came up short against Normal Community on Tuesday, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Ironmen are ranked 64th).
Manual's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Peoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Manual might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Peoria in their previous meeting on Wednesday. Can Manual avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
