Soccer Preview: Illinois Valley vs. Lost River
The Illinois Valley Cougars will square off against 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 took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Valley. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lost River's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 5-0 to Tulelake. 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 defeat dropped their record down to 3-2-1.
Illinois Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Lost River in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 2-1. 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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