Jacksonville's game on Wednesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Beardstown Tigers , sneaking past 1-0. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Crimsons' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Tigers are ranked 96th).
Jacksonville's one-goal win came courtesy of
Joe Reif, who's now up to 11 this season.
Jacksonville pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Beardstown, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 11-3 record.
Jacksonville will head out on the road to face off against Sacred Heart-Griffin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Beardstown, they will challenge Calvary at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Calvary will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each game than the last.
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