Jacksonville has gone 3-0 against Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Jacksonville Crimsons will head out to take on the Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central Warriors at 4:30 p.m.
Jacksonville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Springfield on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Senators. While losing is never fun, the Crimsons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Senators are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They beat the Bulldogs by a goal, winning 5-4. Connor Mabus was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
The loss snapped Jacksonville's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. As for Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central, they pushed their record up to 5-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Jacksonville was able to grind out a solid win over Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Jacksonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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