Rockford is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Saturday. They will head out to square off against the Princeton Tigers at 1:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Rockford lost 5-1 to Watertown-Mayer on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Rockford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota soccer rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Watertown-Mayer are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, Princeton fell victim to Spectrum and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Sting by a score of 1-0. Princeton have struggled against Spectrum recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Rockford's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12-1.
Everything went Rockford's way against Princeton when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Rockford made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets 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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