The Quad Cities Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Orion/Sherrard United at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Quad Cities Christian has given up an average of 3.7 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Quad Cities Christian came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Faith Christian, falling 10-0. Quad Cities Christian have struggled against Faith Christian recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Orion/Sherrard came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Grey Ghosts a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Orion/Sherrard, who have now won nine contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Orion/Sherrard pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those six games. As for Quad Cities Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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