Despite a strong season so far, Dixon has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 9-2 to the Mendota Trojans on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Dukes & Duchesses can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Trojans are ranked 53rd).
Quintynn Sarver and
Jayvian Herwig scored both of Dixon's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Dixon's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3-2. As for Mendota, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1-1.
Dixon is taking a road trip to take on Byron at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Dixon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season. As for Mendota, they and Earlville are set to duel on Saturday.
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