The Lincoln Railsplitters will challenge the Taylorville Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Taylorville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lincoln, who comes in off a win.
Lincoln's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past St. Teresa 3-0. Lincoln haven't had any issues with St. Teresa recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Makinley Knapp and Ivy Sandel scored all three of Lincoln's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Taylorville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mahomet-Seymour. While losing is never fun, Taylorville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while Mahomet-Seymour are ranked 101st).
Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Taylorville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went Lincoln's way against Taylorville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Lincoln made off with a 9-0 victory. Do the Railsplitters have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tornadoes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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