Richards hasn't had much luck against Blue Island Eisenhower recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Richards has given up an average of 4.4 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Richards came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Lemont, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Richards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 413th, while Lemont are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, Blue Island Eisenhower had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Braves get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. Blue Island Eisenhower might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by three goals or more this season.
Blue Island Eisenhower's victory bumped their record up to 9-5-2. As for Richards, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Richards suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Blue Island Eisenhower in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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