If Hoopeston was riding high fresh off their 6-2 takedown of Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hoopeston Cornjerkers lost 7-1 to the Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Bunnies on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Cornjerkers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Bunnies are ranked 174th).
Hoopeston's goal came courtesy of
Dallas Sheppard, who's now up to three this season.
Hoopeston has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1.
Hoopeston will venture away from home to take on Schlarman at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hoopeston is facing Schlarman at the right time seeing as Schlarman is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, they will be playing at home against Reed-Custer at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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