DuQuoin is 0-4 against Carterville since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The DuQuoin Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Carterville Lions at 6:00 p.m. Neither DuQuoin nor Carterville posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
DuQuoin is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to Murphysboro. While losing is never fun, DuQuoin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 420th, while Murphysboro is ranked 138th).
Meanwhile, Carterville waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Orphans a 1-0 shutout. Carterville wouldn't have won without Alea Ruiz, who scored the game-winner.
DuQuoin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Carterville, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season.
DuQuoin might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Carterville when the teams last played back in April. Can DuQuoin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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