Lincoln lost against Jacksonville back in August and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Railsplitters came up short against the Crimsons, falling 8-0. 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 355th, while Jacksonville are ranked 103rd).
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln and nudges their season record down to 5-16-1. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 12-6-2 Bloomington (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 71.3% over those games). As for Jacksonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3-3 record this season.
Lincoln has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Danville on the 11th. As for Jacksonville, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Bloomington on the 11th.
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