With a playoff game on the line, Manteno rose to the challenge on Saturday. They never let the Peotone Blue Devils onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 347th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manteno's one-goal win came courtesy of
Kash Goranson, who's now up to 22 this season.
Manteno is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which somehow still isn't as good as their 15-3-2 record this season. As for Peotone, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Manteno will head out on the road to face off against Coal City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coal City knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Manteno likes a good challenge. Peotone does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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