Soccer Preview: Meridian/Sangamon Valley vs. Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth
Meridian/Sangamon Valley hasn't had much luck against Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Meridian/Sangamon Valley Hawks will face off against the Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth Cardinals at 4:30 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.
Meridian/Sangamon Valley lost 6-1 to Decatur Eisenhower on Thursday. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 3-0.
Their goal came courtesy of
Logan Schinzler, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth kept a clean sheet against Taylorville on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tornadoes , sneaking past 1-0. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Tornadoes are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meridian/Sangamon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Meridian/Sangamon Valley suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth in their previous meeting last Saturday. Can Meridian/Sangamon Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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