Jacksonville is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Beardstown is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jacksonville Crimsons will host the Beardstown Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jacksonville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Decatur Eisenhower as Jacksonville made off with a 9-0 victory. Joe Reif had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Crimsons.
Meanwhile, Beardstown got the win against Meridian/Sangamon Valley on Tuesday by a conclusive 9-0. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Hawks are ranked 438th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacksonville now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Beardstown, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Everything went Jacksonville's way against Beardstown when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Jacksonville made off with a 4-1 victory. Does Jacksonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beardstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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