Soccer Recap: East Moline United Takes a Loss

East Moline United's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of the Johnston Dragons by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, East Moline United can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 74th in Illinois, while Johnston are ranked 14th in Iowa).

East Moline United's goal came courtesy of KAYLEE NELSON, who's now up to seven this season.

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

05/01/25 @ Johnston	1-2
04/29/25 vs Alleman	2-1
04/26/25 vs Bradley-Bourbonnais	4-0
04/26/25 vs Pekin	2-0
04/25/25 vs Normal West	0-3

East Moline United moved to 11-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Johnston, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-3-2.

East Moline United didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 9-0 victory against Galesburg on the 6th. As for Johnston, they have also already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Linn-Mar on the 3rd.