The East Peoria Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for East Peoria and 14 for Decatur Eisenhower.
Monday just wasn't the day for East Peoria's offense. They lost 9-0 to Morton on Monday. While losing is never fun, East Peoria can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 416th, while Morton are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Decatur Eisenhower also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Lincoln on Tuesday, falling 5-0.
East Peoria's loss dropped their record down to 0-15-1. As for Decatur Eisenhower, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
East Peoria came out on top in a nail-biter against Decatur Eisenhower when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders 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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