Soccer Recap: Illinois Valley Central Comes Up Short

Illinois Valley Central and St. Joseph-Ogden pushed the score to 7-1 the last time they played St. Joseph-Ogden, but on Saturday defenses reigned supreme. The Grey Ghosts fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for Illinois Valley Central in their meetings with St. Joseph-Ogden: they've now lost four in a row.

Illinois Valley Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-2. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, their victory bumped their record up to 16-0.

Coming up, Illinois Valley Central will host Princeton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Tolono Unity at 4:30 p.m.