The Shepard Astros will head out to challenge the Tinley Park Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Shepard has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Tinley Park will arrive with four straight wins.
Shepard is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Lemont on Wednesday. They lost 7-0 to the Lemont HS. While losing is never fun, Shepard can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 334th, while Lemont are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Tinley Park had just enough and edged out Oak Lawn 2-1 on Tuesday.
Alexandria Rocha was the driving force of the Titans' attack as she scored both of the Titans' goals, bringing her season total up to 11 goals.
Tinley Park's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Shepard, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10-1.
Shepard might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Tinley Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Astros avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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