Lincoln is 5-0 against East Peoria since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lincoln Railsplitters will head out on the road to face off against the East Peoria Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Neither Lincoln nor East Peoria posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Lincoln is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Normal University just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Pioneers. While losing is never fun, Lincoln can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 169th, while Normal University is ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, East Peoria fell victim to Washington and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Panthers. The loss continues a trend for East Peoria in their matchups with Washington: they've now lost eight in a row.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8-2. As for East Peoria, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15-3.
Everything went Lincoln's way against East Peoria in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Lincoln made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln 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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