Soccer Game Preview: Rock Island Hits the Road

The Rock Island Rocks are taking a road trip to challenge the Washington Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.

Rock Island will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Quincy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Rock Island blew past Quincy 4-1 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Rocks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Meanwhile, Washington hasn't lost a match since August 31st, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Pekin an 8-0 shutout. That looming 8-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.

Their offense was hitting Pekin from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Eric Nolte led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.

Rock Island's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Washington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-1-1 record this season.

Rock Island suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Washington in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Rock Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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