The Peoria Christian Chargers are taking a road trip to face off against the Metamora Redbirds at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Peoria Christian will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Monday, then bounced right back against Monmouth-Roseville on Friday. Peoria Christian blew past Monmouth-Roseville 7-0. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Metamora had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bloomington 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Redbirds were the better team in the second half.
Jacob Crotz was the driving force of Metamora's attack as he scored both of Metamora's goals, bringing his season total up to four goals.
Peoria Christian's record now sits at 8-0-1. As for Metamora, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Everything went Peoria Christian's way against Metamora in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Peoria Christian made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria Christian since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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