The Dixon Dukes & Duchesses will head out on the road to take on the Freeport Pretzels at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Dixon is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Dixon who was credited with the victory on Thursday. Dixon got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Winnebago's two.
Jayvian Herwig was the driving force of Dixon's attack as he scored both of Dixon's goals, bringing his season total up to seven goals.
Freeport is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Boylan Catholic on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Titans. While losing is never fun, the Pretzels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Titans are ranked 16th).
Dixon's win bumped their record up to 7-1-2. As for Freeport, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-4 record.
Dixon might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Freeport when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Dixon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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