Soccer Preview: O'Fallon vs. Collinsville
The O'Fallon Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Collinsville Kahoks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (O'Fallon has seven straight victories, Collinsville has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
O'Fallon put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Belleville East a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that O'Fallon has won by exactly three goals.
They hit Belleville East with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sadie Mueller,
Emerson Nieroda, and
Claire Nieroda.
Meanwhile, Collinsville fell victim to Belleville West and their airtight defense last Tuesday. They fell just short of the Maroons by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Collinsville has lost by just one goal.
O'Fallon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Collinsville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
O'Fallon took their victory against Collinsville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. Does O'Fallon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Collinsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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