Soccer Game Preview: Decatur Eisenhower Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 2:48am

Soccer Preview: Decatur Eisenhower vs. Jacksonville

Decatur Eisenhower is 0-7 against Jacksonville since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Decatur Eisenhower Panthers will be playing at home against the Jacksonville Crimsons at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Decatur Eisenhower is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of East Peoria by a score of 1-0.

Meanwhile, Jacksonville fell victim to Springfield and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Senators. The loss continues a trend for Jacksonville in their matchups with Springfield: they've now lost seven in a row.

Decatur Eisenhower's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14-2. As for Jacksonville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12-1.

Decatur Eisenhower suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Jacksonville when the teams last played back in May of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Decatur Eisenhower was down 4-1.

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