Bloomington is 6-0 against Manual since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bloomington Purple Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Manual Rams at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bloomington's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Richwoods on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Knights. The loss continues a trend for Bloomington in their matchups with Richwoods: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Manual is still looking for their season's first win. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-0 to Richwoods, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, Manual can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 407th, while Richwoods is ranked 55th).
Bloomington's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1. As for Manual, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Bloomington skirted past Manual 1-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bloomington since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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