The Charleston Trojans will take on the Taylorville Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Charleston's offense. They lost 9-0 to Mt. Zion on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Charleston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 314th, while Mt. Zion are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, Taylorville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Mattoon, falling 7-0.
Charleston dropped their record down to 2-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Taylorville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Charleston's way against Taylorville when the teams last played back in May of 2023, as Charleston made off with an 8-0 win. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Tornadoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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