Carterville pushed their score to nine the last time they played Pinckneyville, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. The Carterville Lions sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Pinckneyville Panthers. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Keith Layson, who's now up to three this season.
The victory got Carterville back to even at 4-4-2. As for Pinckneyville, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-16-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Centralia the next time they take the pitch. Pinckneyville will host Centralia at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Carterville will host them at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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