The Southwestern Piasa Birds will take on the Staunton Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southwestern'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.
Southwestern fell victim to Carlinville and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 7-0 to the Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, Southwestern can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 346th, while Carlinville are ranked 166th).
Meanwhile, Staunton hadn't done well against Pana 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 blew past the Panthers 8-1. Staunton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by three goals or more this season.
Staunton's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those six matchups. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1.
Southwestern skirted past Staunton 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Piasa Birds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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