The Salem Wildcats soccer team will prepare for their first ever Sectional Tournament when they travel to Effingham tomorrow to play in the second semifinal. Salem punched their ticket with a thrilling 3-2 comeback win over top seed Richland County to win the Olney Regional on Friday. They will play at 6:30 against Litchfield after they eliminated Staunton 1-0 on a late PK to win the Taylorville Regional.
The first match of the night will be the host Hearts who beat Teutopolis 1-0 in extra time to win the Effingham Regional. They will take on Hillsboro in the first semifinal on Tuesday.
1a Saturday Scores:
- Effingham 2 TTown 0 (OT) at Effingham
- Litchfield 1 Staunton 0 at Taylorville
- Gibault 2 Freeburg 1 (OT) at Waterloo
2a Scores:
- Waterloo 2 Mascoutah 1 at Mascoutah
- Jacksonville 2 Civic Memorial 0 at Bethalto
3a:
- O’Fallon 6 Normal Community 2 at O’Fallon
