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| 04/25/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 04/14/22 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 05/26/21 - Away | 5-0 W |
Shepard is a perfect 4-0 against Richards since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Astros will challenge the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Shepard and seven for Richards.
On Tuesday, Shepard came up short against Blue Island Eisenhower and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Shepard can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 359th, while Blue Island Eisenhower are ranked 168th).
Shepard's goal came courtesy of Lia McCarthy, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Richards fell victim to Argo and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Argonauts, falling 7-0.
Richards' loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Shepard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13-1.
Shepard beat Richards 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Astros since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
