The Morris Redskins will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Ottawa Pirates at 10:00 a.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Morris' offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Kaneland on Monday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Knights are ranked 107th).
Despite a strong season so far, Ottawa has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell 3-1 to Rochelle on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by exactly two goals.
Their goal came courtesy of
Evan Snook, who's now up to ten this season.
Morris' defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9-1. As for Ottawa, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Morris skirted past Ottawa 1-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morris 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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