The Clifton Central Comets are taking a road trip to challenge the Reed-Custer Comets at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Clifton Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Clifton Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Manteno on Tuesday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Panthers are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Reed-Custer came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Phoenix a 9-0 shutout. Mason Vasil was a massive factor in the win as he booted in five goals all by himself.
Clifton Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Reed-Custer, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Clifton Central came up short against Reed-Custer when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Clifton Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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