The Oak Forest Bengals will head out on the road to challenge the Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South Meteors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Illinois (Oak Forest is ranked 334th, while Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South is ranked 356th).
Oak Forest's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Tinley Park on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Titans.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They skirted past Evergreen Park 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South was the better team in the second half.
Karen Zepeda was the driving force of Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South's attack as she scored both of Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South's goals, her season total up to nine goals.
Oak Forest has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13-2 record this season. As for Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South, their win bumped their record up to 2-9.
Oak Forest suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Oak Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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