Rochelle has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. LaSalle-Peru took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Rochelle, who comes in off a win.
Rochelle's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Morris.
Meanwhile, LaSalle-Peru entered their match against Ottawa on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Ottawa who was credited with the win. Ottawa got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to LaSalle-Peru's three. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Pirates are ranked 109th).
LaSalle-Peru's goal came courtesy of
Adrian Gonzalez, which was the first he's scored this season.
The victory got Rochelle back to even at 5-5-1. As for LaSalle-Peru, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4-2.
Rochelle was able to grind out a solid win over LaSalle-Peru in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 7-5. Will Rochelle repeat their success, or does LaSalle-Peru have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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