Soccer Preview: Beardstown vs. Jacksonville
The Beardstown Tigers will square off against the Jacksonville Crimsons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Beardstown sitting on ten straight victories and Jacksonville on three.
Beardstown's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Meridian/Sangamon Valley with a sharp 9-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville made easy work of Decatur Eisenhower on Tuesday and carried off a 9-0 victory. The Crimsons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Decatur Eisenhower from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Joe Reif led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Beardstown's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Jacksonville, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Beardstown suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Beardstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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