The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Hillsboro Hiltoppers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Carlyle has given up an average of 3.3 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Carlyle is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight matches on Wednesday. They lost 7-0 to Litchfield. While losing is never fun, Carlyle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 400th, while Litchfield are ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, Hillsboro made easy work of Carlinville on Tuesday and carried off a 4-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Hillsboro, who have now won 13 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Kohl Fuller and Alec Pollard scored all four of Hillsboro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.
Hillsboro has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 72 goals over those 15 contests. As for Carlyle, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
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