Soccer Preview: Taylorville vs. Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central
The Taylorville Tornadoes are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Taylorville's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Taylorville's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Effingham on Saturday. They lost 9-0 to the Hearts. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the Hearts are ranked 141st).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central was forced to settle for a draw. They and Lincoln finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Monday.
Taylorville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-19. With that draw, Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central's record moves to 9-12-1.
Taylorville suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Taylorville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
