The Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South Meteors are taking a road trip to face off against the Shepard Astros at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South and Homewood-Flossmoor, and Homewood-Flossmoor kept the tradition alive. The Meteors fell 2-0 to the Vikings on Saturday.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Shepard made sure to put some goals up on the board against Tinley Park on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over the Titans. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Shepard's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Their offense was hitting Tinley Park from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Eron Magana led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South now has a losing record of 6-7-1. As for Shepard, their win bumped their record up to 5-8-1.
Everything went Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South's way against Shepard when the teams last played on September 2nd, as Thornton Fractional North/Thornton Fractional South made off with a 5-1 victory. In that match, the Meteors amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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