Carterville is 6-0 against Pinckneyville since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Carterville Lions will be playing at home against the Pinckneyville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carterville pushed their score to eight the last time they played they, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. They never let Harrisburg onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given Carterville's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Harrisburg is ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carterville was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Lyla Seaman and
Hillary Siemer, who scored both of Carterville's goals. The pair have combined for a total of seven so far this season.
Pinckneyville can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They skirted past Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden 4-3. Pinckneyville's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last five games.
The win made it two in a row for Carterville and bumps their season record up to 4-1-1. As for Pinckneyville, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5-1.
Carterville took their win against Pinckneyville when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Carterville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinckneyville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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