The Gillespie Miners are taking a road trip to face off against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Gillespie turned things around against Roxana on Wednesday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The result was nothing new for Gillespie as the team haven't won a game since March 27th.
Meanwhile, Southwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Staunton, falling 9-0. 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 Staunton are ranked 60th).
Southwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1. With that draw, Gillespie's record moves to 2-7-2.
Gillespie might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Southwestern when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Miners avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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