The Pana Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Hillsboro Hiltoppers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Pana fell victim to Greenville and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Comets, falling 8-0. The loss continues a trend for Pana in their meetings with Greenville: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 9-0 to Litchfield on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Hillsboro can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 246th, while Litchfield are ranked 98th).
This is the second loss in a row for Hillsboro and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for Pana, they now have a losing record of 6-7-1.
Pana might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Hillsboro when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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