Southwestern is 0-3 against East Alton-Wood River since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Southwestern Piasa Birds will look to take advantage of their home-pitch for the first time this season as they take on the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southwestern is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell 3-1 to Breese Central on Thursday.
Meanwhile, while the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Carlyle who was credited with the victory on Saturday. Carlyle got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to East Alton-Wood River's two. The Oilers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southwestern suffered a grim 6-3 defeat to East Alton-Wood River when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Southwestern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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