Metamora has gone 8-1 against East Peoria recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Metamora Redbirds will be playing at home against the East Peoria Raiders at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Metamora's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while East Peoria has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Metamora's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Geneseo by a score of 2-0.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for East Peoria's offense. They lost 7-0 to Morton on Tuesday.
East Peoria was without their leading scorer, Owen Mena, in Tuesday's match. With Mena sidelined, East Peoria had to make some changes to the lineup. Chase Griffin played for 76 minutes having averaged 32.6 this season and Gavin Lovin got 80 vs. an average of 57.5.
Metamora has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7-1 record this season. As for East Peoria, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13-1.
Metamora took their win against East Peoria when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-1. Will Metamora repeat their success, or does East Peoria have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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