Soccer Game Preview: Pekin vs. Roanoke-Benson/Eureka

Pekin has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Roanoke-Benson/Eureka Rockets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Roanoke-Benson/Eureka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.

Pekin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Manual on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams.

Meanwhile, Roanoke-Benson/Eureka has not lost a match since September 1st, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They blew past East Peoria 6-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Roanoke-Benson/Eureka's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 184th, while East Peoria are ranked 467th).

Pekin has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 matchups, dating back to last year. That leaves them at a 2-5-1 record this season. As for Roanoke-Benson/Eureka, their victory brought them up to 8-2-3.