Soccer Preview: Southwestern vs. North Mac
The Southwestern Piasa Birds will take on the North Mac Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southwestern came up short against Hillsboro on Tuesday, falling 4-1. The Piasa Birds have struggled against the Hiltoppers recently, as their match on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, North Mac was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Carlinville. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 98th).
Southwestern's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for North Mac, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Southwestern came out on top in a nail-biter against North Mac in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Southwestern have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Mac turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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