Soccer Preview: Illinois Valley vs. Lost River
The Illinois Valley Cougars will challenge the Lost River Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Illinois Valley will head out to face Lost River after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Illinois Valley fell 2-0 to North Valley. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Lost River unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Tulelake, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 98th in Oregon, while the Honkers are ranked 17th in California).
This is the second loss in a row for Illinois Valley and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Lost River, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2-1.
Illinois Valley skirted past Lost River 2-1 when the teams last played back in August. Does Illinois Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lost River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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