Soccer Game Preview: Charleston vs. Taylorville

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2024, 11:24pm

Soccer Preview: Charleston vs. Taylorville

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Charleston is 9-1 against Taylorville since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Charleston Trojans are on the road again to play the Taylorville Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. Charleston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.

Charleston and Danville met for a duel on Monday where Charleston had to make due with a tie. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Trojans' first draw of the season.

Rylan Youngblood and Gavin Porter scored both of Charleston's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.

Meanwhile, Taylorville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 6-2 to Decatur Eisenhower.

With that draw, Charleston's record moves to 4-10-1. As for Taylorville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.

Charleston took their victory against Taylorville when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Charleston 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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