Rantoul had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They never let the Hoopeston Cornjerkers onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Monday. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Erick Garcia was handed one for the Eagles, while the Cornjerkers got theirs courtesy of Dallas Sheppard.
Joel Aparicio and
Alexis Perales scored all three of Rantoul's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Rantoul will challenge Teutopolis at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Hoopeston, they are headed away from home for the first time to challenge Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Westville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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