The Trinity Blazers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Willows Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 296th, while Willows Academy is ranked 78th).
Trinity is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Resurrection on Tuesday. Neither Trinity nor Resurrection could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 4-4 draw.
Meanwhile, Willows Academy put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Sunday. Their defense stepped up to hand Manteno a 3-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Willows Academy sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Mary Seuffert and
Emily Elder, who scored all three of Willows Academy's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 17 so far this season.
Trinity's draw makes their record 3-7-1 this season. As for Willows Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-0-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Trinity might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Willows Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Will Trinity have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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