After soaring to seven goals the game before, Mendota was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They fell just short of the Washington Panthers by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Mendota can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 77th, while Washington are ranked 12th).
Mendota's goal came courtesy of Johan Cortez, who's now up to 23 this season.
Trojans
| 09/18/25 @ Washington | 1-2 |
| 09/15/25 vs Somonauk | 7-0 |
| 09/10/25 @ Kewanee | 7-0 |
| 09/08/25 vs Yorkville | 4-1 |
| 09/06/25 vs Quincy Notre Dame | 4-0 |
The defeat snapped Mendota's winning streak at 11 matches and leaves them with a 12-2 record. As for Washington, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Mendota wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next matchup, a 7-0 victory against Monmouth-Roseville on the 20th. As for Washington, they have also already played their next contest, a 4-3 win against Normal University on the 20th.
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