Soccer Game Preview: Peoria Christian vs. Mendota

The Peoria Christian Chargers will square off against the Mendota Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Peoria Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Beardstown 5-0. The win continues a trend for Peoria Christian in their matchups with Beardstown: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, Mendota made easy work of Ottawa on Saturday and carried off a 6-1 victory. Given Mendota's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Ottawa are ranked 278th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mendota's win bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Peoria Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5-2.