Soccer Game Preview: Rockford vs. Delano

The Rockford Rockets will venture away from home to take on the Delano Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Rockford lost 10-2 to Jordan on Tuesday. Rockford haven't had much luck with Jordan recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, Delano had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Royals. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Delano's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while Watertown-Mayer are ranked 146th).

Delano's victory bumped their record up to 6-2-4. As for Rockford, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1.

Rockford suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Delano when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.