On Tuesday Moline will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Rock Island Rocks at 6:00 p.m. Moline knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goal or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Rock Island likes a good challenge.
Moline's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Morton with a sharp 4-0 win. Considering the Maroons have won eight games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Rock Island sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Normal West on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rocks.
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Lawson Zulu scored both of Rock Island's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Moline's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Rock Island, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Everything went Moline's way against Rock Island in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Moline made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moline 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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