Soccer Preview: Dixon vs. Genoa-Kingston
Dixon is 6-1 against Genoa-Kingston since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Dixon Dukes & Duchesses will be staying on the road to face off against the Genoa-Kingston Cogs at 4:30 p.m. Dixon's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Saturday, Dixon came up short against Richwoods and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Dixon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 121st, while Richwoods is ranked 14th).
Dixon's goal came courtesy of
Arielle Tefiku, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Genoa-Kingston was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Harvard could gain the upper hand two weeks ago so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Dixon now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Genoa-Kingston, they moved theirs to 2-1-1.
Dixon skirted past Genoa-Kingston 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dixon since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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