The Mt. Vernon Rams will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m.
Mt. Vernon managed to keep up with Effingham until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Mt. Vernon came up short against Effingham, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Hearts are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, Harrisburg gave up the first goal last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won by a goal and slipped past Pinckneyville 4-3. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
They hit Pinckneyville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Adrian Mann (2),
Xavier Castros, and Castros.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Harrisburg, their record is now 4-5-1.
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