The Geneseo Maple Leafs will square off against the Macomb Bombers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 15 consecutive losses for Geneseo and six for Macomb.
Geneseo is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They fell 5-3 to Sterling on Tuesday.
Cole Clifton and Collin Kreiss scored all three of Geneseo's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Macomb fell victim to Alleman and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 9-0 to the Pioneers. While losing is never fun, Macomb can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while Alleman are ranked 156th).
Macomb's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Geneseo, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Geneseo was able to grind out a solid victory over Macomb in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Maple Leafs since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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