Clifton Central and Illinois Lutheran are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. The Clifton Central Comets will face off against the Illinois Lutheran Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Clifton Central came up short against Beecher on Tuesday, falling 9-1. The Comets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-1.
Their goal came courtesy of
Ashton Reiniche, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Illinois Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They lost 5-1 to Momence.
Clifton Central's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11. As for Illinois Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Everything went Clifton Central's way against Illinois Lutheran when the teams last played back in September, as Clifton Central made off with a 7-2 victory. In that matchup, Clifton Central amassed a halftime lead of 7-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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