The Shepard Astros have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Reavis Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shepard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Reavis will have to contend with a Shepard squad hungry for a victory, something the team hasn't seen since September 21. Shepard lost 6-2 to Argo on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Astros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Argonauts are ranked 47th).
Dimitri Latka and
Michael Rantisi scored both of Shepard's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Meanwhile, Reavis' game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oak Lawn.
Shepard's loss dropped their record down to 5-9-3. As for Reavis, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-5.
Shepard beat Reavis by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 5-4. Will Shepard repeat their success, or does Reavis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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