With a playoff game on the line, Rockford East rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over the DeKalb Barbs. For the E-Rabs, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 victory the Barbs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Rockford East hit DeKalb with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
AidAn AArli (2),
Oredi Kakozi,
Omar Medina, and
Fabian Vellejo.
The win (which was Rockford East's third in a row) raised their record to 12-6-2. As for DeKalb, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Rockford East will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Elgin at 4:00 p.m. Rockford East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season. DeKalb does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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