Soccer Preview: Peoria Notre Dame vs. Richwoods
Peoria Notre Dame has gone 9-1 against Richwoods recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will look to defend their home pitch against the Richwoods Knights at 7:00 p.m. Peoria Notre Dame will be strutting in after a victory while Richwoods will be coming in after a defeat.
Peoria Notre Dame's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Urbana as Peoria Notre Dame made off with a 9-0 win. Considering the Irish have won six matches by more than three goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Richwoods didn't have quite enough to beat Centennial on Thursday and fell 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Knights came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Chargers are ranked 206th).
Richwoods' goal came courtesy of
Connor Benway, who's now up to three this season.
Peoria Notre Dame's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Richwoods, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2-3.
Peoria Notre Dame took their win against Richwoods when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Peoria Notre Dame repeat their success, or does Richwoods have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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