Soccer Recap: Beardstown Comes Up Short

If Beardstown was feeling good fresh off their 8-1 takedown of Meridian/Sangamon Valley/Central A&M on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers came up short against the Jacksonville Crimsons on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for Beardstown in their meetings with Jacksonville: they've now lost four in a row.

Beardstown's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4-3. As for Jacksonville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matches. Beardstown will head out to square off against Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Jacksonville, they will challenge Springfield Southeast at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jacksonville will be up against Springfield Southeast's rather soft defense (which has allowed 4.18 goals per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.