Edwardsville is 7-1 against Granite City since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Edwardsville Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Granite City Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Edwardsville is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Edwardsville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Belleville West (and have done all season long). Everything went Edwardsville's way against Belleville West on Thursday as Edwardsville made off with a 3-0 victory. Given Edwardsville's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Belleville West is ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edwardsville was without their leading scorer, Kylie Peel, in Thursday's contest. With Peel sidelined, Emma Birkenmeyer got her first action of the season.
Meanwhile, Granite City's last matchup on Saturday was all defense as neither team scored a goal. After two halves, they and Triad settled for a 0-0 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Granite City has been dealt a draw since back in April.
Edwardsville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. With that draw, Granite City's record moves to 9-4-3.
Edwardsville was able to grind out a solid win over Granite City when the teams last played back in May of 2019, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edwardsville since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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