Illinois Valley Central and Athens/PORTA squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Illinois Valley Central had to settle for second. They lost 8-0 to the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Illinois Valley Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while Athens/PORTA are ranked 124th).
Illinois Valley Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17-2. As for Athens/PORTA, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-5.
Illinois Valley Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Athens/PORTA, they will challenge Olympia at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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