The Springfield Southeast Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Lutheran Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Springfield Southeast has given up an average of 4.4 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Springfield Southeast fell victim to Jacksonville and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Crimsons, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Springfield Southeast can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while Jacksonville are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Lutheran hadn't done well against Pleasant Plains recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Crusaders narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Cardinals 2-1. The win was nothing new for Lutheran as they're now sitting on four straight.
Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 9-2-1. As for Springfield Southeast, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-13-2.
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