Rockford, IL— Rock Valley won their third straight match with a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over Elgin in the Region IV Quarterfinal on Saturday afternoon in Rockford.

The four-five matchup was a rematch of a late-August 3-3 double-overtime affair between the two teams. The Quarterfinal provided the same fireworks, and anyone in attendance got to witness two vibrant attacking displays, seven goals and late-match drama and overtime heroics Saturday.

Rock Valley looked choppy early, struggling to string passes together and Elgin took advantage by converting a cross from a set piece in Rock Valley's half for the early 1-0 lead in the tenth minute.

As the match moved into the half-hour mark, Rock Valley had grown into the game nicely, controlling the lion-share of the possession and a number of chances on goal. The Golden Eagles would tie the match at 1-1 in the 35th minute when  freshman midfielder Bernie Dominguez saw his 30-yard shot find the far side-netting.

Rock Valley would get a chance at the lead, when sophomore midfielder Pedro Acosta was taken down in the box. Freshman Isaias Nieto would fail to convert the penalty, and the match would stay 1-1 at the half.

Coming out of the break, Rock Valley would take a 2-1 advantage as a Acosta's cross ricocheted off a Elgin defender, eluding the diving goalkeeper. The score would remain 2-1 until the 65th minute, when sophomore centerback Trevor Salisbury took a heavy touch, and as he attempted to track the ball down, his momentum took both himself and the ball out-of-bounds and out-of-position. Elgin capitalized and turned the thrown-in into a transition breakaway that would end up beating the Rock Valley goalkeeper, Chris Perea, and equalize.

Elgin would quickly score again, taking a 3-2 lead soon after.

Rock Valley seemed to settle down and create quality goal-scoring chances, only to see them saved or blocked in front of goal.  With five minutes remaining, Bernie Dominguez scored his second of the match, finishing off Acosta's cross for the late game-tying goal in dramatic fashion.

And just as overtime would begin, it would end. After Perea would collect a loose cross from Elgin, Perea sent the ball forward, into the path of a sprinting Acosta, who only needed a simple head flick over a fast-approaching goalkeeper to find the back of the net and the match-winner.

Rock Valley will travel to the top-seeded Triton College on Tuesday night in the Region IV Tournament Semifinal. Kickoff is scheduled for 7PM.