Ottawa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Mendota Trojans, falling 6-1. 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 284th, while Mendota are ranked 93rd).
Ottawa's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Mendota, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-2.
Ottawa has already played their next match, a 4-3 loss against Rochelle on the 13th. As for Mendota, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against Peoria Christian on the 14th.
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