The Wilmington Wildcats will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Manteno Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Thursday, Wilmington came up short against Peotone and fell 3-1. Wilmington has struggled against Peotone recently, as their contest on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Wilmington's goal came courtesy of
Bryn Bianchetta, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Manteno was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Herscher. That's two games in a row now that Manteno has lost by exactly seven goals.
Wilmington's loss dropped their record down to 5-7-1. As for Manteno, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
Everything went Wilmington's way against Manteno when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Wilmington made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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