The Jersey Panthers will challenge the Beardstown Tigers at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Thursday, Jersey came up short against Highland and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Jersey can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 235th, while Highland are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, Beardstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Litchfield.
Jersey's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for Beardstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
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