The Orion/Sherrard United will face off against the Monmouth-Roseville Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Orion/Sherrard's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Orion/Sherrard came up short against Alleman on Thursday, falling 10-1. While losing is never fun, the United can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Pioneers are ranked 180th).
Orion/Sherrard's goal came courtesy of
Keegan Burns, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Monmouth-Roseville kept a clean sheet against Princeton on Saturday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 2-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Titans were the better team in the second half.
Orion/Sherrard's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-2. As for Monmouth-Roseville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7-4 record this season.
Orion/Sherrard suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Monmouth-Roseville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Orion/Sherrard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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