Soccer Preview: Murphysboro vs. Carterville
Murphysboro is 8-0-2 against Carterville since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Murphysboro Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Carterville Lions at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Murphysboro kept a clean sheet against Pinckneyville. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 9-0 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Murphysboro's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit Pinckneyville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Izzy Doerr (5),
Lexi Blevens (2),
Brynn Decker, and
Megan McNitt.
Meanwhile, Carterville made easy work of Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden on Tuesday and carried off a 4-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Carterville.
Murphysboro's win bumped their record up to 2-2-1. As for Carterville, their victory bumped their record up to 2-1.
Murphysboro was able to grind out a solid win over Carterville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Murphysboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carterville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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