The Richland County Tigers' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Charleston Trojans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Richland County will be strutting in after a win, while Charleston will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, Richland County got the win against Mt. Carmel by a conclusive 7-1. Considering Richland County have won six matches by more than two goals this season, another big win was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Charleston's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Mattoon by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Charleston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 245th, while Mattoon are ranked 113th).
Richland County has been performing well recently, winning 10 of their last 13 games. That run has powered them to an 11-4 record this season. The victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 47 goals over those 13 contests. As for Charleston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5-2.
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