The Rock Island Rocks will head out on the road to face off against the Orion/Sherrard United at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rock Island's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Rock Island fell victim to Pekin and their airtight defense on Thursday. They suffered a rough 7-0 loss at the hands of the Dragons. While losing is never fun, Rock Island can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while Pekin is ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Orion/Sherrard also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell victim to a tough 5-0 defeat at the hands of Richwoods on Saturday. Orion/Sherrard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rock Island's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Orion/Sherrard, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Rock Island came out on top in a nail-biter against Orion/Sherrard when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Island 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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