Lincoln is 1-9 against Mt. Zion since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lincoln Railsplitters will be staying on the road to face off against the Mt. Zion Braves at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Lincoln's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against East Peoria as Lincoln made off with a 5-0 victory. Given Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 169th, while East Peoria is ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Mt. Zion was forced to settle for a draw. They and Centennial finished up on equal footing with a 4-4 draw on Tuesday.
Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8-2 record this season. Mt. Zion's draw gives them a new season record of 9-8-1.
Lincoln came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Zion in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Does Lincoln have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Zion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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