Soccer Preview: Geneseo vs. Galesburg
Geneseo is 8-1 against Galesburg since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Geneseo Maple Leafs will be playing at home against the Galesburg Silver Streaks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Galesburg is hoping to do on Tuesday what Rock Island couldn't last Tuesday: put an end to Geneseo's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Geneseo never let Rock Island onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Given Geneseo's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 130th, while Rock Island is ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Geneseo hit Rock Island with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mia Kelly (2),
Addison Espe, and
Katlyn Seaman.
Meanwhile, Galesburg has not done well against Orion/Sherrard recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Galesburg had just enough and edged Orion/Sherrard out 3-2.
Geneseo is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Galesburg, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-9.
Everything went Geneseo's way against Galesburg when the teams last played back in April as Geneseo made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Geneseo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Galesburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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