The Marion Wildcats will challenge the Murphysboro Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marion's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Marion and Carbondale had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Wildcats took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Terriers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Marion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 341st, while Carbondale are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Murphysboro was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They lost 4-1 to Lebanon. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Murphysboro were already down 3-0.
Murphysboro's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5-3. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Marion came out on top in a nail-biter against Murphysboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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