By Sean McCaffery, July 25, 2020
A pair of FIre Homegrowns have been loaned out to USL League One affiliate Forward Madison FC, fwd. Alex Monis & mid. Allan Rodriguez, they may be recalled at will by Chicago.
The team's 18th Homegrown, Monis at 16 is from Napervill Il, and with the club since 2015 as he was with the Fire Juniors and Academy. Over 19 games, all but 1 a starrt, he had 10 goals and a pair of assists.
The other a teenager as well, Rodriguez, also 16 was signed as the 20th Homegrown of the team on March 25. As he was discovered by the Indiana Fire Academy scouting staff, this native son of Elkhart IN came to the Indiana Fire during the fall or 2017, In Jan. of 2019 he made his way to the academy with 21 games, 15 starts.