Soccer Game Preview: Mt. Zion vs. Charleston

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Previous Games

04/14/26 - Away	7-0 W
05/13/25 - Away	9-0 W
04/15/25 - Home	9-0 W
04/25/24 - Home	4-2 W
04/09/24 - Away	5-3 W
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Mt. Zion is a perfect 10-0 against Charleston since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Braves will host the Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Mt. Zion is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Mahomet-Seymour just ended the team's six-match winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1.

Meanwhile, Charleston has been on a difficult stretch since their win on March 21. They lost 9-0 to Mahomet-Seymour on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Charleston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 409th, while Mahomet-Seymour are ranked 84th).

Charleston's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13-2. As for Mt. Zion, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5-2.

Everything went Mt. Zion's way against Charleston when the teams last played on April 14th, as Mt. Zion made off with a 7-0 victory. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.