Soccer Preview: Salem vs. East Alton-Wood River
Salem has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem will be strutting in after a win while East Alton-Wood River will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Salem made easy work of Marion and carried off a 5-2 victory. Salem might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 5-1 to Roxana.
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-1 record this season. As for East Alton-Wood River, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything went Salem's way against East Alton-Wood River in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Salem made off with a 7-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salem since the team 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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