Civic Memorial is 9-1 against East Alton-Wood River since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Civic Memorial Eagles will host the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Civic Memorial is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Belleville West on Monday. They came up short against the Maroons, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Maroons are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 9-0 to Greenville.
Civic Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for East Alton-Wood River, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Civic Memorial took their victory against East Alton-Wood River in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. Will Civic Memorial repeat their success, or does East Alton-Wood River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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