The Shepard Astros are taking a road trip to face off against the Richards Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shepard will be strutting in after a victory while Richards will be coming in after a defeat.
Shepard can't be too worried about heading out to take on Richards: they just beat Andrew at home, who had been dominant on their own pitch up to that point. Shepard narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Andrew 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Astros' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Richards fell victim to Marist and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the RedHawks.
Shepard's win bumped their record up to 6-10-3. As for Richards, they dropped their record down to 2-11-3 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Everything went Shepard's way against Richards in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Shepard made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shepard since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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