Soccer Preview: Jacksonville vs. Mt. Zion
The Jacksonville Crimsons have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Mt. Zion Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mt. Zion better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Jacksonville really get things going. Jacksonville never let Bloomington onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Saturday. The Crimsons' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Anderson Decker and
Troy DeFrates scored all four of Jacksonville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion hasn't lost a match since September 21st, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Charleston as Mt. Zion made off with a 6-1 win. With the Braves ahead 3-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Jacksonville pushed their record up to 13-7-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Mt. Zion, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-2 record this season.
Jacksonville beat Mt. Zion by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Does Jacksonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Zion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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