Soccer Preview: Moline vs. East Moline United
Moline and East Moline United are an even 3-3-1 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Moline Maroons will head out on the road to challenge the East Moline United Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Saturday, Moline fell victim to a rough 6-1 defeat at the hands of Normal Community. Moline has struggled against Normal Community recently, as their game on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Moline's goal came courtesy of
Lu Veto, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, East Moline United's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Dunlap by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, East Moline United can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Dunlap is ranked 20th).
Moline's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for East Moline United, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-1.
Moline came out on top in a nail-biter against East Moline United in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moline since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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