Soccer Game Preview: Rock Island vs. Washington

The Rock Island Rocks will challenge the Washington Panthers at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Rock Island sitting on seven straight victories and Washington on 13.

Rock Island is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Hinsdale South get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. It was an even better day for Lawson Zulu as he scored three goals for his team.

Meanwhile, Washington faced Althoff Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Panthers walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Crusaders. Washington's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last six matchups.

Washington's win bumped their record up to 28-1-1. As for Rock Island, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5-1.

Rock Island suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Washington in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Rocks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.