The Jacksonville Crimsons will venture away from home to take on the Staunton Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Jacksonville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Staunton will come in with seven straight victories.
Jacksonville fell victim to Glenwood and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Titans. While losing is never fun, Jacksonville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 179th, while Glenwood are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Staunton hadn't done well against Greenville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' defense stepped up to hand the Comets a 2-0 shutout. Staunton's winning goal came courtesy of Kara Leach.
Staunton pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four games. As for Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
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