The Hinckley-Big Rock Royals will take on the Earlville Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hinckley-Big Rock has nine straight wins, Earlville has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Earlville better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Hinckley-Big Rock's game on Friday is any indication, that's when Hinckley-Big Rock really gets things going. The Royals' defense stepped up to hand Yorkville Christian a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Hinckley-Big Rock, who have now won ten contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Sawyer Smith and Gavin Pickert scored all three of Hinckley-Big Rock's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 32 goals.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Earlville's offense. They came up short against DePue/Hall on Friday, falling 6-0.
Earlville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Hinckley-Big Rock, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3-2.
Hinckley-Big Rock took their win against Earlville in their previous matchup on Monday by a conclusive 5-1 score. Will the Royals repeat their success, or do the Red Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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