Illini Bluffs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central Warriors a 2-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ty Basham and
Caleb Showalter scored both of Illini Bluffs' goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
The victory got Illini Bluffs back to even at 3-3-1. As for Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Illini Bluffs will challenge Illinois Valley Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Illini Bluffs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season. As for Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central, they will venture away from home to square off against Olympia at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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