Soccer Preview: Rockwood Summit vs. Oakville
The Rockwood Summit Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Oakville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rockwood Summit's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Rockwood Summit took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fox 2-1.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Oakville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 4-0 to O'Fallon. While losing is never fun, Oakville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 37th in Missouri, while O'Fallon is ranked fourth in Illinois).
The victory got Rockwood Summit back to even at 7-7-1. As for Oakville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
Rockwood Summit suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Oakville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Rockwood Summit avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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