Soccer Game Preview: Lutheran vs. Rockford Christian

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Previous Games

04/25/24 - Home	0-9 L
04/25/23 - Away	1-6 L
04/26/22 - Home	0-3 L
05/27/21 - Away	0-5 L
05/10/19 - Neutral	6-1 W
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Lutheran and Rockford Christian are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Crusaders will challenge the Royal Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lutheran has given up an average of 5.2 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lutheran's offense. They lost 7-0 to Genoa-Kingston on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Lutheran can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 411th, while Genoa-Kingston are ranked 156th).

Meanwhile, Rockford Christian also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Pecatonica by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.

Rockford Christian's loss dropped their record down to 8-10-1. As for Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.

Lutheran might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Rockford Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.