Soccer Preview: Decatur Eisenhower vs. East Moline United
Decatur Eisenhower has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the East Moline United Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Decatur Eisenhower headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Meridian/Sangamon Valley let them put that streak behind them. Decatur Eisenhower blew past Meridian/Sangamon Valley 5-1 on Thursday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Panthers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, East Moline United had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Potters a 3-0 shutout. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Brodie King and
Elijah Nache scored all three of East Moline United's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 38 goals.
Decatur Eisenhower's victory bumped their record up to 7-13-1. As for East Moline United, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season.
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