Soccer Preview: Beardstown vs. Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central
Beardstown has gone 4-0 against Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Beardstown Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Beardstown's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Macomb as Beardstown made off with a 3-0 victory. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central made easy work of Mt. Pulaski on Monday and carried off a 9-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Their offense was hitting Mt. Pulaski from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Carson Moscardelli led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Beardstown's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Beardstown took their victory against Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beardstown since the squad 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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