Soccer Preview: Illinois Valley vs. Rogue Valley Adventist
The Illinois Valley Cougars will square off against the Rogue Valley Adventist Red Tail Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rogue Valley Adventist took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Illinois Valley, who comes in off a win.
Illinois Valley headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for four straight, but Lakeview let them put that streak behind them. Illinois Valley put the hurt on Lakeview with a sharp 10-1 victory on Friday. It was an even better day for Servando Vargas as he scored five goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Rogue Valley Adventist was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 8-0 to St. Mary's. While losing is never fun, the Red Tail Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon soccer rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Crusaders are ranked 31st).
The win snapped Illinois Valley's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-4 record. As for Rogue Valley Adventist, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-1.
Illinois Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Rogue Valley Adventist when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 4-2. Will Illinois Valley repeat their success, or does Rogue Valley Adventist have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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