Riverdale is 0-9 against Mendota since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Riverdale Rams will head out on the road to take on the Mendota Trojans at 4:30 p.m.
Riverdale is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Alleman on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Pioneers are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Mendota's game on Saturday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They won by a goal and slipped past Bloomington 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Riverdale's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mendota, their record is now 3-0-1.
Riverdale suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Mendota when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Riverdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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