The Thornwood Thunderbirds will challenge the Kankakee Kays at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Thornwood's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three matches.
Thornwood's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Crete-Monee 8-0. Thornwood might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Kankakee unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 4-0 to Bloom. The matchup was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for Kankakee it sure didn't stay that way.
Thornwood is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 47 goals over those eight games. As for Kankakee, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 14-6.
Thornwood couldn't quite get it done against Kankakee when the teams last played last Wednesday as they fell 4-2. Will the Thunderbirds have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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