The Carbondale Terriers will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against the Sikeston Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Neither Carbondale nor Sikeston posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Carbondale is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Jackson just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 4-0 to the Fighting Indians. The loss continues a trend for Carbondale in their matchups with Jackson: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Sikeston fell victim to Hillsboro and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 1-0. Sikeston has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carbondale's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4-1. As for Sikeston, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Everything went Carbondale's way against Sikeston in their previous meeting on April 13th as Carbondale made off with a 7-0 win. Will Carbondale repeat their success, or does Sikeston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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