Racine Park is 3-0 against Racine Lutheran since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Racine Park Panthers will challenge the Racine Lutheran Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Racine Park came up short against Franklin on Tuesday, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Sabers are ranked 25th).
Dominic Wentorf wasn't going to let Franklin walk away unscathed as he scored both of Racine Park's goals, bringing his season total up to two goals.
Meanwhile, Racine Lutheran entered their contest against Milwaukee Lutheran on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Racine Lutheran lost 4-0 to Milwaukee Lutheran. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Crusaders' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
This is the second loss in a row for Racine Park and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Racine Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Racine Park took their win against Racine Lutheran when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Racine Park since the squad 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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