Soccer Preview: Altamont vs. Centralia
The Altamont Indians will play host again on Friday to welcome the Centralia Orphans, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Altamont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.5 goals per game this season.
Altamont is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Salem just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Wildcats are ranked 133rd).
Javian Schlanser wasn't going to let Salem walk away unscathed as he scored both of Altamont's goals, bringing his season total up to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Centralia has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 16. They lost 6-1 to Freeburg on Wednesday.
Altamont's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Centralia, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9-1.
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