The Richmond-Burton Rockets will face off against the Grant Community Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grant Community took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Richmond-Burton, who comes in off a win.
Richmond-Burton will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Woodstock, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rockets beat the Blue Streaks by a goal, winning 2-1.
Meanwhile, Grant Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Grayslake North, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Grant Community can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while Grayslake North are ranked 150th).
Richmond-Burton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those six contests. As for Grant Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Richmond-Burton might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Grant Community in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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