The Ottawa Pirates will head out to challenge the Orion/Sherrard United at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ottawa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Morris get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Give Ottawa's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Morris from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Chloe Carmona led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for five goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Orion/Sherrard won against Galesburg on Saturday with eight goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Wednesday. Everything went the United's way against Rochelle as they made off with an 8-0 win. Given Orion/Sherrard's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Rochelle are ranked 347th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Orion/Sherrard's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 52 goals over those eight matches. As for Ottawa, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
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