Soccer Preview: East Moline Christian vs. Unity Christian
East Moline Christian is 3-0 against Unity Christian since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Moline Christian Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Unity Christian Knights at 5:00 p.m. East Moline Christian's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so Unity Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
East Moline Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals last Friday, they were much more limited against Quad Cities Christian last Saturday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Eagles who were credited with the win. While losing is never fun, East Moline Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while Quad Cities Christian is ranked 26th).
Unity Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals last Monday, they were much more limited against Faith Christian on Thursday. They came up short against the Falcons, falling 4-1. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost eight in a row.
Unity Christian's goal came courtesy of
Grant Heun, who's now up to five this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, East Moline Christian fell to 2-1-1. As for Unity Christian, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
East Moline Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Unity Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 4-2. Does East Moline Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Unity Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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