Soccer Preview: Glenwood vs. Meridian/Sangamon Valley
Glenwood is 3-0 against Meridian/Sangamon Valley since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Glenwood Titans are taking a road trip to face off against the Meridian/Sangamon Valley Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Glenwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Glenwood is headed into the matchup having not lost since September 28 and will look to keep things rolling. They and Dunlap finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Thursday.
Chase Campbell and
Luke Baxter scored both of Glenwood's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Meridian/Sangamon Valley had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Tornadoes. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by three goals or more this season.
With that draw, Glenwood's record moves to 15-5-3. As for Meridian/Sangamon Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13-1.
Everything went Glenwood's way against Meridian/Sangamon Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Glenwood made off with a 10-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glenwood 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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