Manual has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 5. They came up short against the Richwoods Knights on Tuesday, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Knights are ranked 78th).
Manual's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-1. As for Richwoods, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3-3.
Manual has already played their next game, a 1-0 loss against Kewanee on the 2nd. As for Richwoods, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Urbana on the 3rd.
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