The Ottawa Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Rochelle Hubs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Ottawa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Rochelle will come in with six straight victories.
Ottawa lost 6-1 to Mendota on Saturday. 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 272nd, while Mendota are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Rochelle kept a clean sheet against LaSalle-Peru on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Cavaliers. Considering Rochelle have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ottawa's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Rochelle, their win bumped their record up to 12-9-1.
Ottawa came out on top in a nail-biter against Rochelle in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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