Piasa Birds
| 09/25/25 @ Litchfield | 1 |
| 09/23/25 vs Carlinville | 2 |
| 09/20/25 @ Roxana | 3 |
| 09/18/25 @ Pana | 2 |
| 09/16/25 vs Valmeyer | 10 |
| + 8 more games |
The Southwestern Piasa Birds are taking a road trip to square off against the Staunton Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwestern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Southwestern is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Litchfield on Thursday. The Piasa Birds fell 3-1 to the Purple Panthers. While losing is never fun, Southwestern can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 316th, while Litchfield are ranked 133rd).
Southwestern's goal came courtesy of BRAM BEUTTEL, who's now up to 28 this season.
Meanwhile, Staunton hadn't done well against Breese Central recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Bulldogs walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Cougars. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Staunton were the better team in the second half.
Staunton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four contests. As for Southwestern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Southwestern couldn't quite get it done against Staunton in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Piasa Birds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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