East Alton-Wood River has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, East Alton-Wood River didn't have quite enough to beat Metro-East Lutheran and fell 4-3. The Oilers haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Gibault Catholic's offense. They lost 7-0 to Columbia on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Eagles are ranked 67th).
East Alton-Wood River's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Gibault Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-7.
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