Soccer Preview: Peoria vs. Richwoods
Peoria is 0-8 against Richwoods since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Peoria Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Richwoods Knights at 5:30 p.m. Peoria will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 364th, while Richwoods is ranked 42nd).
Peoria is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Canton.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Richwoods gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They never let Normal Community onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Richwoods needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ella Meritt-Ahanda and
Jackie Contreras, who scored all four of Richwoods' goals. The pair have combined for a total of 11 so far this season.
Peoria's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Richwoods, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1-1.
Peoria might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Richwoods in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Peoria avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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