The Beardstown Tigers will challenge the North Mac Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Beardstown is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Springfield Southeast on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Spartans.
Meanwhile, North Mac fell victim to Litchfield and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Purple Panthers, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, North Mac can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 387th, while Litchfield are ranked 90th).
Beardstown has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-14-2 record this season. As for North Mac, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-15-1.
Beardstown beat North Mac 4-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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