Jersey is 0-10 against Triad since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Jersey Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Triad Knights at 5:30 p.m. Jersey will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while Triad is ranked 20th).
Last Monday, Jersey and Roxana finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw.
Ella Smith and
Kaelyn Drainer scored both of Jersey's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Triad came tearing into Tuesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.2 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Eagles. That's two games straight that Triad has won by just one goal.
Jersey's draw makes their record 4-11-3 this season. As for Triad, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Jersey might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Triad when the teams last played back in April. Can Jersey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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