East has won six straight games at home, while Van Horn has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. East will welcome the Van Horn Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Both have allowed few goals on average, (East: 0.4, Van Horn: 0.4) so any goals scored will be well earned.
Van Horn better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when East really get things going. East blew past Lincoln College Prep 4-1 on Tuesday. Considering East has won nine matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Lincoln College Prep with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Esube Byoke (2),
Zekarias Zekarias, and
Mloandani Nwenebatu.
Meanwhile, Van Horn kept a clean sheet against Truman on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Patriots , sneaking past 1-0. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Patriots are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East's victory bumped their record up to 12-1-1. As for Van Horn, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
East took their victory against Van Horn when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 5-2. Will East repeat their success, or does Van Horn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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