Pana is 0-3 against Athens/PORTA since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pana Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Athens/PORTA Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Pana will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 369th, while Athens/PORTA is ranked 114th).
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Pana who was credited with the win. Pana got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Gillespie's three.
Athens/PORTA stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Auburn 4-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Athens/PORTA was the better team in the second half.
Pana's victory bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Athens/PORTA, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which somehow isn't as good as their 14-4-1 record this season.
Pana came up short against Athens/PORTA in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Pana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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