Mt. Zion and Lincoln are an even 3-3-4 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long. The Mt. Zion Braves have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lincoln Railsplitters at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Mt. Zion's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They beat Effingham by a goal, winning 1-0. The win was all the more spectacular given the Braves' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Hearts are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Lincoln waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Greenwave out 1-0. That's two games straight that the Railsplitters have won by just one goal.
Mt. Zion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7-1 record this season. As for Lincoln, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12.
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