Soccer Preview: Mahomet-Seymour vs. Rochester
After two games on the road, Mahomet-Seymour is heading back home. They will host the Rochester Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mahomet-Seymour's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Urbana. The Bulldogs' winning goal came courtesy of Travis Hoffman.
Meanwhile, Rochester fell victim to Orchard Farm and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 179th in Illinois, while the Eagles are ranked 38th in Missouri).
Mahomet-Seymour is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for Rochester, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6-1.
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