Soccer Preview: Carterville vs. Mt. Vernon
Carterville is 6-0 against Mt. Vernon since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Carterville Lions will head out to face off against the Mt. Vernon Rams at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carterville has three straight wins, Mt. Vernon has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Last Monday, Carterville was able to grind out a solid victory over Centralia, taking the game 3-1. The Lions better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Atticus Applebee, as he scored every single goal for his team.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon came up short against Highland on Saturday, falling 10-1. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 168th).
Carterville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4-2 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Carterville came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Vernon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carterville since the squad 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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