The Metro-East Lutheran Knights have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southwestern will have to contend with a Metro-East Lutheran team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen since March 11. Metro-East Lutheran wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-2 walloping at the hands of Gillespie on Saturday. Metro-East Lutheran was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-1.
Grace Hopp wasn't going to let Gillespie walk away unscathed as she scored both of Metro-East Lutheran's goals. With that big game she's now up to eight goals this season.
Meanwhile, Southwestern fell victim to a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Auburn on Friday. Southwestern has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Metro-East Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 1-13-2. As for Southwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Metro-East Lutheran skirted past Southwestern 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Metro-East Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwestern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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