Soccer Preview: Springfield vs. Jacksonville
Springfield is 9-1 against Jacksonville since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Springfield Senators are on the road again to play the Jacksonville Crimsons at 6:00 p.m. Springfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Springfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central a 2-0 shutout. Given the Senators' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Warriors are ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evan Carrell was the driving force of Springfield's attack as he scored both of Springfield's goals, bringing his season total up to 31 goals.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They beat the Cyclones by a goal, winning 3-2.
Springfield is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Jacksonville, they pushed their record up to 15-7-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home.
Everything went Springfield's way against Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in September, as Springfield made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springfield since the team 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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