Illini Bluffs is 1-8 against Roanoke-Benson/Eureka since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Illini Bluffs Tigers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Roanoke-Benson/Eureka Rockets, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Illini Bluffs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
If Roanoke-Benson/Eureka heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Illini Bluffs took over last week. Illini Bluffs came out on top against Orion/Sherrard by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Meanwhile, Roanoke-Benson/Eureka had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They never let the Cyclones onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Rockets have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Illini Bluffs' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3-1. As for Roanoke-Benson/Eureka, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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