The Carterville Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Massac County Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Carterville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Murphysboro on Saturday. They lost 4-0 to the Red Devils. Carterville's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Massac County was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Centralia.
Carterville's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4-1. As for Massac County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Carterville took their win against Massac County when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carterville 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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