The Ottawa Pirates and the Mendota Trojans are set to duel on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Wednesday, Ottawa came up short against Sycamore and fell 3-1.
Ottawa's goal came courtesy of
Robert Polier, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Mendota unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Moline. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Maroons are ranked 12th).
Ottawa's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Mendota, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-2-1.
Ottawa took their win against Mendota in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ottawa since the team 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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