Soccer Preview: Richwoods vs. Dunlap
The Richwoods Knights will square off against the Dunlap Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Richwoods is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Richwoods was able to grind out a solid victory over Peoria, taking the game 3-1. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Lions are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richwoods hit Peoria with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Connor Benway,
Augustus Isada, and
Bennett Waller.
Meanwhile, Dunlap unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. Neither they nor Peoria Christian could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The result kept the Eagles happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 27th.
Richwoods is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-3 record this season. Dunlap's draw makes their record 15-1-1 this season.
Richwoods skirted past Dunlap 1-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Richwoods repeat their success, or does Dunlap have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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