Taylorville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to the Effingham Hearts. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Hearts are ranked 138th).
Taylorville's loss dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Effingham, their victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Taylorville will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central at 5:00 p.m. As for Effingham, they will welcome Mahomet-Seymour at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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