On Tuesday Roxana will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Roxana came up short against Salem on Saturday, falling 7-2. While losing is never fun, the Shells can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Wildcats are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Carlyle entered their game against Altamont on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Carlyle lost 7-1 to Altamont. Having soared to a lofty eight goals in the game before, the Indians/Lady Indians couldn't push the score so high this time.
Roxana dropped their record down to 2-3 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Carlyle, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Roxana beat Carlyle 5-3 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roxana since the squad 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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