The Charleston Trojans will square off against the Rantoul Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Charleston didn't have quite enough to beat Mattoon and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for Charleston in their meetings with Mattoon: they've now lost nine in a row.
Russell Applegate and Fabio Ferrari scored both of Charleston's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.
Meanwhile, Rantoul didn't have quite enough to beat Centennial on Saturday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Rantoul can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 370th, while Centennial are ranked 183rd).
Charleston's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Rantoul, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13-1.
Charleston took their victory against Rantoul in their previous matchup back in October of 2018 by a conclusive 4-0 score. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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