The Gillespie Miners will face off against the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Gillespie is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Litchfield on Wednesday. They came up short against the Purple Panthers, falling 10-0. Gillespie haven't had much luck with Litchfield recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 13-0 to Litchfield. While losing is never fun, East Alton-Wood River can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 398th, while Litchfield are ranked 101st).
Gillespie's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-2. As for East Alton-Wood River, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Gillespie took their win against East Alton-Wood River in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1 score. Do the Miners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Oilers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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