Jersey is on a three-game streak of home losses, and East Alton-Wood River a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Jersey Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 4:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Jersey's offense. They came up short against Triad on Tuesday, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Jersey can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 279th, while Triad are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 7-0 to Wesclin on Monday.
East Alton-Wood River's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Jersey, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1.
Everything went Jersey's way against East Alton-Wood River when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Jersey made off with an 8-0 win. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Oilers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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