Soccer Preview: Abingdon/Avon vs. East Peoria
Abingdon/Avon has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the East Peoria Raiders at 4:30 p.m. East Peoria took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Abingdon/Avon, who comes in off a win.
Abingdon/Avon's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Yorkville Christian 7-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tornadoes needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, East Peoria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 8-0 to Peoria Christian. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Chargers are ranked 14th).
East Peoria was without their leading scorer, Owen Mena, in Thursday's matchup. With Mena sidelined, Chase Griffin got his first action of the season.
Abingdon/Avon now has a winning record of 6-5-3. As for East Peoria, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Abingdon/Avon took their victory against East Peoria in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. Does Abingdon/Avon have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Peoria turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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