Murphysboro is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Pinckneyville is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Red Devils will welcome the Panthers at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murphysboro's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Belleville East 1-0. Murphysboro's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pinckneyville). They blew past DuQuoin 8-1 on Thursday. Pinckneyville haven't had any issues with DuQuoin recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Vanessa Teel and Hannah Halsted scored all eight of Pinckneyville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
Pinckneyville's victory bumped their record up to 7-4-1. As for Murphysboro, their win bumped their record up to 10-2-1.
Murphysboro took their victory against Pinckneyville in their previous matchup on April 1st by a conclusive 7-1 score. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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