The Andrew Thunderbolts will take on the Shepard Astros at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Andrew will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
Andrew will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Lincoln-Way West on Tuesday. Andrew came out on top against Lincoln-Way West by a score of 4-2. Given the Thunderbolts' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Warriors are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andrew hit Lincoln-Way West with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Adam Rutka (2),
Victor Martinez, and
Kian Delaney.
Meanwhile, Shepard has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 21. They fell 3-1 to Reavis on Thursday.
Andrew has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Shepard, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-3.
Andrew took their victory against Shepard when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a conclusive 5-2. Will Andrew repeat their success, or does Shepard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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