Soccer Preview: Riverdale vs. DePue/Hall
The Riverdale Rams will venture away from home to square off against the DePue/Hall Little Giants at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Riverdale's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Mendota on Tuesday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Trojans are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, DePue/Hall entered their game against Hinckley-Big Rock on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. DePue/Hall fell just short of Hinckley-Big Rock by a score of 3-2. The Little Giants haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
This is the second loss in a row for Riverdale and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for DePue/Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Riverdale took their victory against DePue/Hall in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverdale since the squad 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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