Preview: East Alton-Wood River vs. Hillsboro
The East Alton-Wood River Oilers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hillsboro Hiltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Alton-Wood River's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
East Alton-Wood River fell victim to Civic Memorial and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, East Alton-Wood River can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 251st, while Civic Memorial is ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, Hillsboro kept a clean sheet against Metro-East Lutheran on Monday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 9-0 win. Kinley Richardson was a massive factor in the win, as she booted in three goals all by herself.
East Alton-Wood River's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hillsboro, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
East Alton-Wood River suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Hillsboro when the teams last played back in March of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Alton-Wood River was down 9-0.
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