After two games on the road, Rantoul is heading back home. They will host the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rantoul's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against First Baptist Christian by a score of 2-0. The win was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Knights are ranked 172nd).
Justin Fernandez and
Joel Aparicio scored both of Rantoul's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Saints. Considering the Spartans have won 14 matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rantoul's victory bumped their record up to 5-7-3. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2-1.
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