Limestone is 1-7 against Orion/Sherrard since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the United at 10:00 a.m.
Limestone is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Morton on Monday. They came up short against the Potters, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Limestone can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while Morton are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Orion/Sherrard waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. Their defense stepped up to hand the Falcons a 6-0 shutout. Give Orion/Sherrard's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Orion/Sherrard pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 65 goals over those ten contests. As for Limestone, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
Everything went Limestone's way against Orion/Sherrard in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Limestone made off with a 4-1 victory. In that game, the Rockets amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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