After two games on the road, Highland is heading back home. They will take on the Centralia Orphans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland will be strutting in after a win while Centralia will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Highland beat Metro-East Lutheran 3-1. Given Highland's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while Metro-East Lutheran is ranked 382nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland hit Metro-East Lutheran with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Madison Emig,
Peyton Beard, and
Lola Schlarmann.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Centralia's offense. They fell just short of Mt. Vernon by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Centralia has lost by just one goal.
The victory got Highland back to even at 10-10. As for Centralia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.
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