Soccer Game Preview: Rochelle vs. Dixon

The Rochelle Hubs will face off against the Dixon Dukes And Duchesses at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Rochelle: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Dixon has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

Rochelle managed to keep up with Ottawa until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Hubs lost 5-2 to the Pirates.

Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matchups, Dixon finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of Oregon by a score of 1-0. Dixon have struggled against Oregon recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Rochelle's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1. As for Dixon, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6-1.

Rochelle suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Dixon in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Hubs were down 6-0.