Metro-East Lutheran is on a four-game streak of home losses, Valmeyer a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Monday. The Metro-East Lutheran Knights and the Valmeyer Pirates are set to duel. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Metro-East Lutheran is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Gibault Catholic on Saturday. Metro-East Lutheran took a 5-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gibault Catholic. One thing that didn't help the Knights' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Thijson Heard.
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Jack Schwarz scored all three of Metro-East Lutheran's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Valmeyer's offense. They came up short against Carlyle on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Metro-East Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Valmeyer, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went Metro-East Lutheran's way against Valmeyer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Metro-East Lutheran made off with a 7-0 win. Will Metro-East Lutheran repeat their success, or does Valmeyer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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