Rich Township hasn't had much luck against Bloom recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Raptors will head out on the road to square off against the Blazing Trojan at 6:00 p.m. Rich Township has given up an average of 6.9 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rich Township is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Monday. They lost 7-0 to Kankakee. While losing is never fun, Rich Township can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 424th, while Kankakee are ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, Bloom entered their tilt with Kankakee on Wednesday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They never let the Kays get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Bloom might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by four goals or more this season.
They hit Kankakee with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Zenaida Esquivel (2), Yeranea Marin, and Daiana Horta.
Bloom's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven contests. As for Rich Township, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Rich Township suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Bloom in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Raptors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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