The Murphysboro Red Devils will face off against the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Murphysboro's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Murphysboro is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Mt. Carmel a 1-0 shutout. Given Murphysboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Mt. Carmel are ranked 410th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous five contest, Gibault Catholic brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They blew past Massac County 9-0 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for Gibault Catholic, who have now won nine games by four goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Massac County from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Karmon Grohmann led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Gibault Catholic moved to 12-8-2 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Murphysboro, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4-2.
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