The Manteno Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Marian Catholic Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Manteno is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Herscher just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Tigers. While losing is never fun, Manteno can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Herscher are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, Marian Catholic fell victim to Carmel and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Corsairs.
Marian Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Manteno, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
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