Carterville is 0-3 against Waterloo since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Carterville Lions are on the road again to play the Waterloo Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carterville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Mt. Vernon a 7-0 shutout.
Carterville's offense was hitting Mt. Vernon from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Hillary Siemer led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Waterloo made sure to put some goals up on the board against Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Wildcats. Given Waterloo's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden is ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carterville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. As for Waterloo, their win bumped their record up to 11-7-3.
Carterville might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Waterloo in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Carterville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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