The Lincoln Railsplitters will venture away from home to take on the Olympia Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln has given up an average of 3.6 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lincoln is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Monticello on Thursday. They lost 5-1 to the Sages. While losing is never fun, Lincoln can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 269th, while Monticello are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, Olympia kept a clean sheet against Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cardinals.
Elyse Eimer was the driving force of Olympia's attack as she scored both of Olympia's goals, bringing her season total up to ten goals.
Olympia's victory bumped their record up to 6-9-1. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Lincoln came out on top in a nail-biter against Olympia in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Railsplitters 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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