Harrisburg is 2-8 against Carterville since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit  on Thursday. The Harrisburg Bulldogs will venture away from home to  challenge the Carterville Lions  at 6:30  p.m. Harrisburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8  goals per game  this season.
 Harrisburg took a loss when they played away from home  on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed  on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Pinckneyville as Harrisburg made off with  a  7-2 victory. It was an even better day for  Ray Chandler as  he scored four goals for  his team.
 Meanwhile, Carterville came up short against Murphysboro on Thursday and fell  5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by  exactly two  goals.
 The  win  got Harrisburg back to even at 2-2. As for Carterville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
 Harrisburg suffered a grim  7-2 defeat to Carterville  in their previous meeting  back in September of 2023. That  contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Harrisburg was down  5-1.
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