Soccer Recap: Jacksonville Comes Up Short

Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the Normal University Pioneers, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Jacksonville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 248th, while Normal University are ranked 31st).

Jacksonville's loss dropped their record down to 2-7-1. As for Normal University, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.

Jacksonville didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-1 defeat against Quincy on the 19th. As for Normal University, they have also already played their next game, a 9-0 win against Bloomington on the 16th.