The Marion Wildcats will square off against the Centralia Orphans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Marion is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Massac County on Monday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Marion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 321st, while Massac County are ranked 117th).
Meanwhile, Centralia kept a clean sheet against Robinson on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Maroons with a sharp 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Centralia, who have now won five games by three goals or more so far this season.
Marion's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Centralia, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Everything went Marion's way against Centralia when the teams last played on September 2nd, as Marion made off with a 7-0 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Orphans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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