Rich Township is 0-10 against Bloom since October of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Rich Township Raptors will look to defend their home pitch against the Bloom Blazing Trojan at 6:00 p.m.
Rich Township is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Thornton on Tuesday. Rich Township came up short against Thornton, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Wildcats are ranked 183rd).
Meanwhile, Bloom had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They skirted past the Kays 2-1.
Christopher Mendez and
Diego Munoz scored both of Bloom's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Rich Township and nudges their season record down to 2-12-1. As for Bloom, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Rich Township suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Bloom in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Rich Township avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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