The Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South Meteors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Forest Bengals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Forest took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South, who comes in off a win.
Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They skirted past Evergreen Park 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South was the better team in the second half.
Karen Zepeda was the driving force of Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South's attack as she scored both of Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South's goals, her season total up to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Oak Forest's offense. They lost 6-0 to Tinley Park on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Oak Forest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 334th, while Tinley Park is ranked 99th).
Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South's win bumped their record up to 2-9. As for Oak Forest, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13-2 record this season.
Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South took their victory against Oak Forest in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Does Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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