Soccer Recap: Peoria Notre Dame's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday

Peoria Notre Dame kept a clean sheet against Metea Valley on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Mustangs. Given Peoria Notre Dame's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Metea Valley are ranked 163rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Peoria Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matchups. As for Metea Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.

Looking ahead, Peoria Notre Dame will challenge Peoria at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Peoria Notre Dame will be up against Peoria's rather soft defense (which has allowed 4.67 goals per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Metea Valley, they will be taking part in a tournament against St. Patrick at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday.