The Centralia Orphans will venture away from home to take on the Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Centralia fell victim to Carbondale and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Terriers by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden challenged Carterville on Thursday. The Wildcats lost 9-1 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 316th, while Carterville are ranked 92nd).
Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden has also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Centralia, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4-2.
Centralia came out on top in a nail-biter against Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Orphans 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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