A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Edwardsville Tigers at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. O'Fallon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
O'Fallon's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Parkway South 4-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Panthers needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Cadets out 3-2. The win was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 113th in Illinois, while the Cadets are ranked 30th in Missouri).
O'Fallon's record now sits at 9-5-1. As for Edwardsville, they pushed their record up to 9-6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
O'Fallon skirted past Edwardsville 2-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Fallon since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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