Soccer Preview: Urbana vs. Monticello
Urbana has been away from home for four games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Monticello Sages at 6:00 p.m. Urbana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Urbana's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Manual. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Rams are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Urbana's offense was hitting Manual from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Monticello came up short against Hoopeston on Friday and fell 3-1. The Sages have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Urbana's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Monticello, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Urbana took their win against Monticello in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. Will Urbana repeat their success, or does Monticello have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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