Soccer Recap: East Alton-Wood River Takes a Loss

East Alton-Wood River managed to keep up with Metro-East Lutheran until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Oilers came up short against the Knights, falling 4-0. The loss continues a trend for East Alton-Wood River in their meetings with Metro-East Lutheran: they've now lost six in a row.

East Alton-Wood River's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Metro-East Lutheran, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.

Looking ahead, East Alton-Wood River will venture away from home to face off against Gibault Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Alton-Wood River will be up against Gibault Catholic's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.43 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they will take on Lincolnwood at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.