Soccer Preview: Illinois Valley vs. Rogue River
Illinois Valley and Rogue River are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Illinois Valley Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Rogue River Chieftains at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Illinois Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Illinois Valley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Rogue Valley Adventist as Illinois Valley made off with a 3-0 win. Considering the Cougars have won three matches by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Rogue Valley Adventist with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mason Richardson,
Servando Vargas, and
River Lahey.
Meanwhile, Rogue River was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cascade Christian. That's two games in a row now that the Chieftains have lost by exactly two goals.
Illinois Valley now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Rogue River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Illinois Valley's way against Rogue River in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Illinois Valley made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Illinois Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rogue River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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