Peoria is 0-8 against Danville since April of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Lions will head out to face off against the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Peoria has given up an average of 7.7 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Peoria is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Monday. They lost 8-0 to Richwoods. While losing is never fun, Peoria can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while Richwoods are ranked 70th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Danville). They never let Bloomington get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Danville needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
They hit Bloomington with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Lindsey Porter (4), Aliya Morgan (3), Liliana Dowers, and Reese Rundle.
Danville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four contests. As for Peoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Peoria suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Danville in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lions were down 4-0.
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