Soccer Preview: Carlyle vs. Vandalia
Carlyle has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Vandalia Vandals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Carlyle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Carlyle is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Lebanon on Saturday. They lost 5-1 to the Greyhounds. While losing is never fun, the Indians/Lady Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Greyhounds are ranked 186th).
Carlyle's goal came courtesy of
Caden Loepker, who's now up to 24 this season.
Meanwhile, Vandalia came up short against Pana on Thursday, falling 7-2. The Vandals haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Carlyle has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Vandalia, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went Carlyle's way against Vandalia when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Carlyle made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carlyle since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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