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| 09/18/25 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 10/10/24 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 09/19/24 - Away | 5-1 W |
| 10/05/23 - Away | 0-1 L |
| 09/14/23 - Home | 1-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
O'Fallon has gone 9-1 against Alton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Panthers will square off against the Redbirds at 6:30 p.m. O'Fallon's last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Alton will have to contend with a O'Fallon team hungry for a win, something the squad hasn't seen since September 25. O'Fallon fell just short of Belleville West by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. One reason for the loss might be O'Fallon's aggressive play style: Parker Livie and Brennan Smith were both handed yellow cards.
O'Fallon's goal came courtesy of Carson Nix, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, Alton managed to keep up with Edwardsville until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Redbirds lost 6-1 to the Tigers. While losing is never fun, Alton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 285th, while Edwardsville are ranked 91st).
Alton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for O'Fallon, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-2.
Everything went O'Fallon's way against Alton in their previous matchup back in September, as O'Fallon made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
