While it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Metamora was not quite East Moline United's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Moline United Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Redbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Panthers are ranked 44th).
Metamora moved to 10-8-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for East Moline United, they pushed their record up to 12-4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Metamora's road trip will continue as they head out to face Dunlap at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Moline United, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 5-2 win against Normal West on the 14th.
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