The Murphysboro Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Carterville Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Murphysboro's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Pinckneyville 9-0. The result was nothing new for Murphysboro, who have now won four contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Carterville faced off against Anna-Jonesboro on Tuesday. The Lions put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-1 win. Carterville haven't had any issues with Anna-Jonesboro recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Carterville's offense was hitting Anna-Jonesboro from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Cara Grob led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Murphysboro's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Carterville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Murphysboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Carterville in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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