Orofino and St. Maries are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long. The Orofino Maniacs will host the St. Maries Lumberjacks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Orofino and three for St. Maries.
Orofino's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Maniacs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho soccer rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Panthers are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, St. Maries also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Bonners Ferry on Saturday, falling 13-0.
Orofino's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for St. Maries, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Orofino's way against St. Maries in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Orofino made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Orofino have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Maries turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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