The Peoria Lions soccer team (Peoria, IL), 3-1 in Wednesday's league match with the host Manual Rams (Peoria, IL)

The Rams (5-7) will now prepare for their battle against Normal Community (Normal, IL). The Ironmen enter the Big Twelve battle with a 12-3 record. In their last battle, Normal Community tipped Urbana (Urbana, IL), 3-2, in a league battle.

Next up, the Lions battle the Geneseo Maple Leafs (Geneseo, IL) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, October 18. Peoria will attempt to upgrade on its 0-12 season record. The Maple Leafs enter the battle with a 2-15 record after their 8-1 non-league win over Macomb (Macomb, IL).