Soccer Preview: Rochester vs. Normal West
Rochester is 4-0 against Normal West since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Rochester Rockets will be staying on the road to face off against the Normal West Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Rochester is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 5.6 goals per game this season.
Williamsville typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Rochester proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Bullets. Give Rochester's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Drea Smith and
Taylor Offer, who scored both of Rochester's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 12 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Normal West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Bloomington Central Catholic by a score of 1-0.
Rochester has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Normal West, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Rochester beat Normal West 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Rochester have another victory up their sleeve, or will Normal West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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