The Murphysboro Red Devils came up short against the Columbia Eagles on Saturday, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, Murphysboro can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while Columbia are ranked fifth).
This is the second loss in a row for Murphysboro and nudges their season record down to 5-8. Columbia (14-1-1) has been on a roll lately: they've now won 21 of their last 23 matchups, dating back to last year.
Murphysboro didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Massac County on the 29th. As for Columbia, they have also already played their next contest, a 0-0 draw against Highland on the 28th.
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