The Centralia Orphans will 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 five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Centralia managed to keep up with Collinsville until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Orphans came up short against the Kahoks, falling 4-0. 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 270th, while Collinsville are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, Massac County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Massac County couldn't quite close it out.
Massac County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Centralia, they now have a losing record of 7-8-3.
Centralia was able to grind out a solid victory over Massac County when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Orphans repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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