The Mather Rangers will challenge the Grant Community Bulldogs at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mather is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Senn on Wednesday. Mather fell 4-2 to Senn. The Rangers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Grant Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Woodstock who was credited with the win. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 66th).
The loss snapped Mather's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Grant Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
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