Rich Township hasn't had much luck against Thornton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Raptors will head out on the road to challenge the Wildcats at 6:15 p.m. Rich Township has given up an average of 3.1 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rich Township came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-0 to Kankakee. While losing is never fun, Rich Township can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 364th, while Kankakee are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Thornton beat Marian Catholic 5-3 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for Thornton in their matchups with Marian Catholic: they've now won three in a row.
Thornton now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for Rich Township, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Rich Township might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Thornton when the teams last played back in September. Can the Raptors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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