The Dunlap Eagles will square off against the Richwoods Knights at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dunlap has five straight wins, Richwoods has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
On Thursday, Dunlap earned a 4-2 victory over Peoria Christian. Given Dunlap's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Peoria Christian are ranked 66th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Richwoods managed to keep up with Limestone until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Knights lost 3-0 to the Rockets. That's two games in a row now that Richwoods have lost by exactly three goals.
Dunlap's win bumped their record up to 15-2-2. As for Richwoods, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8-2.
Dunlap was able to grind out a solid victory over Richwoods when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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