Soccer Preview: Rock Island vs. East Moline United
Rock Island has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the East Moline United Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are at an even 4-4-1 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long.
Last Thursday, Rock Island didn't have quite enough to beat De La Salle and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Rocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Meteors are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, East Moline United's game on Friday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Providence Catholic.
Rock Island's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for East Moline United, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Rock Island might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from East Moline United in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Rock Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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