Jacksonville is 2-8 against Glenwood since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Jacksonville Crimsons will venture away from home to square off against the Glenwood Titans at 6:00 p.m.
Jacksonville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Springfield on Thursday. They came up short against the Senators, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Crimsons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Senators are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Glenwood entered their tilt with Lincoln on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Railsplitters onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Give the Titans' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The loss snapped Jacksonville's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. As for Glenwood, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Jacksonville might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Glenwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Jacksonville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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