Peoria has gone 7-1-1 against Manual recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Peoria Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Manual Rams at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Peoria lost 5-2 to Normal Community on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Ironmen are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, Manual was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Danville, falling 5-1. The match was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Rams couldn't quite close it out.
Peoria's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Manual, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Peoria took their victory against Manual when the teams last played on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. Will Peoria repeat their success, or does Manual have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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