Soccer Preview: Rock Island vs. Galesburg
Rock Island is 8-0 against Galesburg since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Rock Island Rocks will head out on the road to square off against the Galesburg Silver Streaks at 6:00 p.m. Rock Island is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Rock Island's game on Friday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Dixon by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Galesburg was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of Pekin. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Galesburg in their matchups with Pekin: they've now lost four in a row.
Galesburg's goal came courtesy of
Eliana Juarez, who's now up to six this season.
Rock Island's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Galesburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Rock Island skirted past Galesburg 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Island since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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