The Shepard Astros will face off against the Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South Meteors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Shepard, who comes in off a win.
Shepard headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Tinley Park let them put that streak behind them. The Astros' defense stepped up to hand the Titans a 7-0 shutout on Monday. Considering Shepard's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Their offense was hitting Tinley Park from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Eron Magana led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Homewood-Flossmoor. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South now has a losing record of 6-7-1. As for Shepard, their win bumped their record up to 5-8-1.
Shepard might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South when the teams last played on September 2nd. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Astros were down 3-0.
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