Richwoods is 7-0-1 against Urbana since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Richwoods Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Urbana Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Richwoods is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Richwoods' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They won by a goal and slipped past Pekin 1-0. Richwoods' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Jackie Contreras, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, Urbana put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Peoria. Nine seems to be a good number for Urbana as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Richwoods' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3-1. As for Urbana, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Everything went Richwoods' way against Urbana in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Richwoods made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richwoods 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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