Soccer Game Preview: Ottawa vs. Sycamore

Ottawa hasn't had much luck against Sycamore recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Ottawa Pirates and the Sycamore Spartans are set to duel. Sycamore took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ottawa, who comes in off a win.

If Ottawa beats Sycamore with three goals on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Ottawa came out on top against Illinois Valley Central by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Grey Ghosts are ranked 443rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ottawa hit Illinois Valley Central with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alexio Fernandez, Evan Snook, and Jorge Lopez.

Meanwhile, Sycamore didn't have quite enough to beat Kaneland on Monday and fell 2-1. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Sycamore was without their leading scorer, Jameson Carl, in Monday's match. With Carl sitting this one out, Noah Carlson got some extra time on the pitch (40 vs. his season average of 19.1).

The victory made it two in a row for Ottawa and bumps their season record up to 12-4. As for Sycamore, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6-1.

Ottawa came up short against Sycamore in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Ottawa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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