Soccer Preview: O'Fallon vs. Belleville East
O'Fallon has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Belleville East Lancers at 6:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
O'Fallon fought the good fight in their overtime match against Belleville West on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maroons. One reason for the loss might be the Panthers' aggressive play style: four O'Fallon players were handed yellow cards.
Their goal came courtesy of
Harrison Schroeder, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Belleville East didn't have quite enough to beat Alton on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
O'Fallon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for Belleville East, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
O'Fallon came out on top in a nail-biter against Belleville East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will O'Fallon repeat their success, or does Belleville East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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