The matchup between Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth and Taylorville on Saturday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Cardinals' defense stepped up to hand the Tornadoes a 9-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth in their matchups with Taylorville: they've now won nine in a row.
Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth's offense was hitting Taylorville from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Urijah Burns led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-5-1. As for Taylorville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Coming up, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth will head out on the road to square off against Meridian/Sangamon Valley/Central A&M at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth's defense better be ready for this one: Meridian/Sangamon Valley/Central A&M have averaged an impressive 4.3 goals per game this season. As for Taylorville, they will challenge Charleston at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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