St. Maries and Orofino are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long. The St. Maries Lumberjacks are on the road again on Thursday to play the Orofino Maniacs at 4:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
St. Maries' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Bonners Ferry on Saturday. They lost 13-0 to the Badgers. While losing is never fun, the Lumberjacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Badgers are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Orofino was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy.
St. Maries' defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Orofino, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
St. Maries might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Orofino when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can St. Maries avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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