Bloom is 10-0 against Rich Township since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bloom Blazing Trojan will head out to challenge the Rich Township Raptors at 6:00 p.m. Bloom is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Tuesday, Bloom narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Kankakee 2-1. Given the Blazing Trojan's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Kays are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christopher Mendez and
Diego Munoz scored both of Bloom's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Rich Township was not quite Thornton's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 6-0. The Raptors haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Bloom has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Rich Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1.
Bloom took their victory against Rich Township when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. Will Bloom repeat their success, or does Rich Township have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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