Soccer Preview: Monmouth-Roseville vs. Abingdon/Avon
Monmouth-Roseville is 6-0-1 against Abingdon/Avon since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Monmouth-Roseville Titans will head out to take on the Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Monmouth-Roseville didn't have quite enough to beat Mendota and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Trojans are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Abingdon/Avon made sure to put some goals up on the board against Springfield Southeast on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Spartans. Considering the Tornadoes have won six games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Springfield Southeast from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Luckas Walters led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Monmouth-Roseville's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-4. As for Abingdon/Avon, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-3 record this season.
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