The Centralia Orphans will venture away from home to square off against the Massac County Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Centralia's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Centralia fell victim to Collinsville and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Kahoks, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Centralia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 378th, while Collinsville are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Massac County was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They lost 4-0 to Anna-Jonesboro.
Massac County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6-2. As for Centralia, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13-1.
Centralia beat Massac County 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Orphans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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