Soccer Game Preview: Arthur-Okaw Christian vs. Decatur Eisenhower

Conquering Riders

Goals

03/24/25 vs Urbana	1
03/21/25 vs Urbana University	5
03/20/25 @ Cornerstone Christian	4

The Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders will venture away from home to square off against the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Arthur-Okaw Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.

Arthur-Okaw Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Urbana on Monday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Arthur-Okaw Christian couldn't quite close it out.

Their goal came courtesy of Ellie Messmore, who's now up to two this season.

Meanwhile, Decatur Eisenhower unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-pitch advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Sacred Heart-Griffin on Tuesday, falling 9-0.

Arthur-Okaw Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Decatur Eisenhower, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.

Arthur-Okaw Christian took their win against Decatur Eisenhower in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 5-1. In that game, Arthur-Okaw Christian amassed a halftime lead of 5-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.