The Orion/Sherrard United will challenge the East Peoria Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Orion/Sherrard's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Orion/Sherrard's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Monmouth-Roseville last Tuesday. They came up short against the Titans, falling 5-0. One reason for the loss might be the United's aggressive play style: Chris Moody and Brady Whitcomb were both handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, East Peoria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pekin. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Raiders couldn't quite close it out.
East Peoria was without their leading scorer, Owen Mena, in Tuesday's matchup. With Mena sitting this one out, Chase Griffin got some extra time on the pitch (75 vs. his season average of 37.3).
Orion/Sherrard's loss dropped their record down to 5-9-2. As for East Peoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16-1.
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