The Olympia Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Illinois Valley Central took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Olympia, who comes in off a win.
After failing to score in their last game, Olympia made sure to put some goals up on the board against Cornerstone Christian on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Cyclones. Olympia might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matches by four goals or more this season.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Raquel Birky and
Elyse Eimer, who scored all four of Olympia's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Meanwhile, sadly, Illinois Valley Central is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Orion/Sherrard on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Illinois Valley Central has lost by exactly six goals.
Olympia's victory bumped their record up to 4-5-1. As for Illinois Valley Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Olympia came out on top in a nail-biter against Illinois Valley Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Olympia repeat their success, or does Illinois Valley Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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