Soccer Preview: Murphysboro vs. Carterville
The Murphysboro Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carterville Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Murphysboro entered their tilt with Pinckneyville with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 9-0 shutout on Friday. Murphysboro's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.
Their offense was hitting Pinckneyville from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Megan McNitt led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Carterville waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Wildcats. Give Carterville's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Murphysboro's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those four games. As for Carterville, their win bumped their record up to 6-1-1.
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