The Moline Maroons will square off against the North Scott Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Moline had taken East Moline United down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Maroons took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, Moline can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while East Moline United are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Scott). They blew past Davenport West 9-1 on Tuesday. North Scott haven't had any issues with Davenport West recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
North Scott pushed their record up to 6-3-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three contests. As for Moline, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
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