The Rochelle Hubs will square off against the Ottawa Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rochelle has six straight wins, Ottawa has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Rochelle's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on LaSalle-Peru with a sharp 3-0 victory. Rochelle might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, 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).
Ottawa's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Rochelle, their win bumped their record up to 12-9-1.
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