The Orion/Sherrard United will take on the Geneseo Maple Leafs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Orion/Sherrard will be strutting in after a win while Geneseo will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Orion/Sherrard finally turned things around against Princeton on Monday. They skirted past the Tigers 2-1. Jordan Marshall had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the United got from the refs.
Jackson Landuit and
Sawyer Kurtenbach scored both of Orion/Sherrard's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Geneseo came up short against Mendota on Saturday, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Maple Leafs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Trojans are ranked 57th).
Orion/Sherrard's victory bumped their record up to 3-5-1. As for Geneseo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
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