The Breese Central Cougars will face off against the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Breese Central has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Salem will come in with three straight victories.
Breese Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Columbia on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Eagles are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Salem didn't have done well against Centralia recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Salem put the hurt on Centralia with a sharp 7-2 win. Considering the Wildcats have won five games by more than four goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Breese Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Salem, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Breese Central took their win against Salem in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Breese Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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