Ottawa has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ottawa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
LaSalle-Peru better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Ottawa really get things going. Ottawa was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Serena on Saturday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Huskers are ranked 364th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ottawa hit Serena with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Evan Snook (2),
Michael Bedolla, and
Collin Lyons.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, LaSalle-Peru was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They came up short against Sycamore, falling 5-0. The Cavaliers have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Monday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Ottawa's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for LaSalle-Peru, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3-2.
Ottawa came out on top in a nail-biter against LaSalle-Peru in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ottawa since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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