The Taylorville Tornadoes will head out on the road to square off against the Charleston Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Taylorville is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Taylorville fell victim to Mattoon and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Greenwave. 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 348th, while Mattoon are ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Charleston also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Mt. Zion on Tuesday, falling 9-0. Charleston have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charleston's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Taylorville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Taylorville suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Charleston in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Tornadoes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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