The Massac County Patriots will head out to take on the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Massac County's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Anna-Jonesboro heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Massac County took over last week. The Patriots had just enough and edged out Vienna/Goreville 3-2 on Thursday. Massac County haven't had any issues with Vienna/Goreville recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Alex Hall and Kyle Hannan scored all three of Massac County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 40 goals.
Meanwhile, Anna-Jonesboro came up short against Carbondale on Wednesday and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, Anna-Jonesboro can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Carbondale are ranked 54th).
This is the second loss in a row for Anna-Jonesboro and nudges their season record down to 8-7. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored six goals over those two matchups. As for Massac County, their victory bumped their record up to 15-2-2.
Massac County was able to grind out a solid win over Anna-Jonesboro in their previous matchup back in September, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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