The Jackson Fighting Indians will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Central Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Jackson's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Carbondale as Jackson made off with a 4-0 win. Given Jackson's advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 24th in Missouri, while Carbondale is ranked 112th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Central scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on Fredericktown with a sharp 10-0 victory. Considering Central has won six games by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jackson pushed their record up to 13-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Everything went Jackson's way against Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as Jackson made off with a 4-0 victory. Does Jackson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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