The Roanoke-Benson/Eureka Rockets will face off against the DePue/Hall Little Giants at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Roanoke-Benson/Eureka is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They came up short against Peoria Christian on Monday, falling 9-1. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Chargers are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, DePue/Hall came up short against Illinois Math & Science Academy on Monday and fell 3-1.
DePue/Hall's goal came courtesy of
Grabiel Cano, who's now up to 15 this season.
Roanoke-Benson/Eureka's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4. As for DePue/Hall, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13-1 record this season.
Everything went Roanoke-Benson/Eureka's way against DePue/Hall in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Roanoke-Benson/Eureka made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Roanoke-Benson/Eureka have another victory up their sleeve, or will DePue/Hall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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