Soccer Preview: Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. Hoopeston
The Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Bunnies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hoopeston Cornjerkers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Hoopeston's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Tolono Unity.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hoopeston). They were the clear victor by a 6-2 margin over Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon on Monday. The win was some much needed relief for the Cornjerkers as it spelled an end to their eight-game losing streak.
They hit Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Miles Learned (2),
Nathan Burd (2),
Brayden Walder, and
Dallas Sheppard.
Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley pushed their record up to 12-3-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Hoopeston, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13.
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