Soccer Preview: Dunlap vs. Metamora
Dunlap has gone 7-0-2 against Metamora recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Dunlap Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Metamora Redbirds at 6:30 p.m. Dunlap's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Metamora's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Dunlap is headed into the matchup having not lost since September 27 and will look to keep things rolling. They never let Richwoods onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Saturday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Knights are ranked 83rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Metamora had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rockets , sneaking past 1-0. That's two games straight that the Redbirds have won by just one goal.
Dunlap's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1-1. As for Metamora, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7-1 record this season.
Dunlap was able to grind out a solid win over Metamora in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Dunlap have another victory up their sleeve, or will Metamora turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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