Thornton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Bloom Blazing Trojan at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Sunday, Thornton narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lake View 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given Thornton's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 208th, while Lake View is ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, Bloom had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Spartans a 5-0 shutout. The Blazing Trojan's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Thornton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. As for Bloom, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Thornton came up short against Bloom in their previous matchup on September 7th, falling 3-1. Can Thornton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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