In Monday's league outing, the visiting Dixon Dukes & Duchesses soccer squad scored a tight 5-1 win over the Rockford Christian Royal Lions.

The Dukes & Duchesses (4-1) will now prepare for their outing against Lutheran (Rockford, IL). The Crusaders enter the Big Northern outing with a 3-7 record. In their last outing, Lutheran by Winnebago (Winnebago, IL), 7-0, in a league outing.

Next up, the Royal Lions confront the Genoa-Kingston Cogs (Genoa, IL) in a Big Northern outing, on Wednesday, September 18. Rockford Christian will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Cogs enter the outing with a 5-4 record after their 3-1 league win over Oregon (Oregon, IL).