Metro-East Lutheran has gone 3-0 against Southwestern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Metro-East Lutheran Knights will square off against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 4:30 p.m. Metro-East Lutheran is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Metro-East Lutheran lost 6-1 to Maryville Christian on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Lions are ranked 205th).
Metro-East Lutheran's goal came courtesy of
Jack Schwarz, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Southwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Staunton.
Metro-East Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Southwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Metro-East Lutheran beat Southwestern by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Metro-East Lutheran since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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