The Sikeston Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Festus Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Sikeston came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 8-0 to Jackson. While losing is never fun, Sikeston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Jackson are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Festus hadn't done well against Windsor recently (they were 0-6-1 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Tigers' defense stepped up to hand the Owls a 2-0 shutout.
Sikeston's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Festus, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6-1.
Sikeston came out on top in a nail-biter against Festus in their previous matchup on Friday, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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