Despite a strong season so far, Richland County has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Salem Wildcats. If Richland County were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to Salem when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Richland County's goal came courtesy of Keagan Ray, who's now up to three this season.
Richland County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4-2. As for Salem, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-2.
Richland County and Salem should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Tigers (ranked 178th) will meet Lincoln (ranked 394th) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Salem will square off against Marion at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (84 vs. 333).
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