The Schlarman Hilltoppers will square off against the First Baptist Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Schlarman's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Schlarman's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Watseka on Tuesday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Warriors are ranked 226th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, First Baptist Christian made sure to put some goals up on the board against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville on Monday. They put the hurt on the Buffaloes with a sharp 6-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Schlarman's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15-2. As for First Baptist Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-2 record this season.
Schlarman came up short against First Baptist Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Schlarman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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