Jacksonville is 0-9 against Rochester since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Jacksonville Crimsons will be playing at home against the Rochester Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 248th, while Rochester is ranked 60th).
Jacksonville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Decatur Eisenhower with a sharp 6-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Jacksonville needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in April, Rochester was forced to settle for a draw on Thursday. Neither they nor Dunlap could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The outcome might've been different if Alyse Day hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited her ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Rochester's goal came courtesy of
Taylor Offer, who's now up to nine this season.
Jacksonville's win bumped their record up to 4-12-1. Rochester's draw makes their record 12-7-2 this season.
Jacksonville might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Rochester in their previous meeting back in March. Can Jacksonville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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