Soccer Preview: Rock Island vs. Normal West
The Rock Island Rocks will take on the Normal West Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Rock Island took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over Alleman.
Rock Island hit Alleman with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lawson Zulu (2),
Jonas Cortez, and
Jesus Sosa.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Normal West). They blew past Peoria 8-1 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Rock Island is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Normal West, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5.
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