Soccer Game Preview: Rockford Christian vs. Rochelle

The Rockford Christian Royal Lions will take on the Rochelle Hubs at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Rockford Christian's offense. They lost 3-0 to Stillman Valley on Thursday. Rockford Christian haven't had much luck with Stillman Valley recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, Rochelle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Kaneland, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Rochelle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while Kaneland are ranked 37th).

Rochelle's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Rockford Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.