The Bloomington Purple Raiders smashed the visiting Peoria Lions soccer squad by a margin of 7-0 in Thursday's league match.

The Purple Raiders now sport a 5-9 record. They play next when they travel to Streator/Woodland for a non-league match on Saturday, April 27. Bloomington will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 3-1 league loss to Lisle (Lisle, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 7-9.

With the loss, Peoria drops to 1-8 on the season. The Lions host Urbana (Urbana, IL) to encounter the Tigers in a Big Twelve match on Tuesday, April 30. The Tigers come into the match with a record of 7-9. Urbana won 9-0 in their recent league match against Manual (Peoria, IL)