Monticello is 9-1 against Rantoul since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Monticello Sages will be staying on the road to face off against the Rantoul Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
Monticello came up short against Urbana on Monday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Sages can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Tigers are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rantoul). They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Judah Christian on Saturday. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 2.6 goals per game.
They hit Judah Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mateo Olivares (2),
Oscar Echeverria, and
Joel Aparicio.
Monticello's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Rantoul, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4-1 record this season.
Everything went Monticello's way against Rantoul in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Monticello made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monticello 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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