Peoria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They suffered a rough 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Richwoods Knights. While losing is never fun, Peoria can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 364th, while Richwoods is ranked 42nd).
Delaney Reynolds, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Richwoods squad sat out for Thursday's match. With Reynolds sitting this one out, Julianna Djamadoua got some extra time on the pitch (40 vs. her season average of 21.3). Djamadoua made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Peoria's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Richwoods, they pushed their record up to 12-1-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Peoria will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Normal Community at 4:30 p.m. As for Richwoods, they will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against Peoria Notre Dame at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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