Centralia is 0-6 against Carterville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Centralia Orphans will be playing at home against the Carterville Lions at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Centralia's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Massac County.
Bailey Maas and
Addyson Mcdonal scored both of Centralia's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Carterville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on Mt. Vernon with a sharp 7-1 win. Seven seems to be a good number for Carterville as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Centralia's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-8. As for Carterville, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season.
Centralia suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Carterville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Centralia was down 3-0.
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