Mendota has gone 7-0 against Orion/Sherrard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mendota Trojans will head out to take on the Orion/Sherrard United at 4:30 p.m. Mendota will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
On Wednesday, Mendota got the win against Rochelle by a conclusive 6-2. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Hubs are ranked 178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Orion/Sherrard kept a clean sheet against Kewanee on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Boilermakers , sneaking past 1-0. The United's winning goal came courtesy of Keegan Burns.
Mendota's victory bumped their record up to 5-0-1. As for Orion/Sherrard, the win also got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Mendota took their victory against Orion/Sherrard when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mendota since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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