The Ottawa Pirates will square off against Morris at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Kaneland who was credited with the win on Monday. The Knights got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Ottawa's zero.
Morris is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight matches on Monday. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of LaSalle-Peru. While losing is never fun, Morris can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 424th, while LaSalle-Peru is ranked 137th).
Morris' goal came courtesy of Grant Sparrow, who's now up to three this season.
Ottawa's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Morris, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Ottawa beat Morris 3-1 when the teams last played on Saturday. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morris turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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