Soccer Preview: Guilford vs. Rockford Auburn
Guilford has gone 9-0 against Rockford Auburn recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Guilford Vikings and the Rockford Auburn Knights are set to duel. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Thursday, Guilford didn't have quite enough to beat Boylan Catholic and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Titans are ranked seventh).
Guilford's goal came courtesy of
Hsa Pler, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Rockford Auburn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to Jefferson.
Guilford's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10-1. As for Rockford Auburn, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13-2.
Everything went Guilford's way against Rockford Auburn in their previous meeting back in September, as Guilford made off with a 4-0 win. Will Guilford repeat their success, or does Rockford Auburn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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