The Mt. Vernon Rams will head out on the road to square off against the DuQuoin Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mt. Vernon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 7-2 defeat at the hands of Highland. While losing is never fun, Mt. Vernon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 211th, while Highland is ranked 81st).
Lily Houle and
Paetyn Hodge did their best for Mt. Vernon and scored both of Mt. Vernon's goals. The pair have combined for a total of four so far this season.
Meanwhile, sadly, DuQuoin is still looking for their first win of the season after five matches. They fell victim to a tough 4-1 loss at the hands of Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden on Wednesday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as DuQuoin was already down 3-0.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-1. As for DuQuoin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mt. Vernon beat DuQuoin 3-1 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Vernon since the squad 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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