The Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South Meteors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the De La Salle Meteors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Marist on Saturday. Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South fell just short of Marist by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Meteors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the RedHawks are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, while the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Lemont who was credited with the win on Saturday. Lemont got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to De La Salle's four. The loss was the Meteors' first of the season.
They hit Lemont with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Brandon Olvera,
Nathan Gutierrez, and
Agustin Ortega.
Having lost for the first time this season, Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South fell to 2-1. As for De La Salle, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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