Newton has gone 8-0 against Robinson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Newton Eagles will look to defend their home pitch against the Robinson Maroons at 5:30 p.m. Newton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Newton's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Richland County out 1-0. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Tigers are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newton's one-goal win came courtesy of
Daniel Falcioni, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Robinson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 5-2 to St. Anthony. The match was a 2-2 toss-up at halftime, but the Maroons couldn't quite close it out.
The win made it two in a row for Newton and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Robinson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Newton took their victory against Robinson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 10-2. In that contest, Newton amassed a halftime lead of 6-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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