Ottawa is on a three-game streak of home losses, and LaSalle-Peru a six-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Ottawa Pirates will be playing at home against the LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Morris who was credited with the win on Monday. The Redskins got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Ottawa's two.
Taylor Brandt and Georgia Kirkpatrick scored both of the Pirates' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
LaSalle-Peru fell victim to Sycamore and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 9-0 to the Spartans. While losing is never fun, LaSalle-Peru can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 399th, while Sycamore are ranked 111th).
LaSalle-Peru's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Ottawa, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Everything went Ottawa's way against LaSalle-Peru in their previous matchup on April 14th, as Ottawa made off with a 7-0 victory. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cavaliers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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