DePue is 0-5 against Ottawa since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The DePue Little Giants are on the road again to play the Ottawa Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
DePue's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Mendota on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Trojans. That's two games in a row now that DePue has lost by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, Ottawa also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 7-0 to Kaneland on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Ottawa can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 334th, while Kaneland is ranked 129th).
DePue's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-2. As for Ottawa, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12-1 record this season.
DePue might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Ottawa in their previous meeting back in March. Can DePue avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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