Soccer Preview: Mendota vs. Normal University
The Mendota Trojans will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Normal University Pioneers at 7:15 p.m.
Mendota is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Aurora Central Catholic onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Two seems to be a good number for the Trojans as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Normal University had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They blew past the Panthers 5-0. Considering the Pioneers have won 18 games by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Mendota is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2-1 record this season. As for Normal University, their win bumped their record up to 24-5-1.
Mendota came up short against Normal University in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 3-1. Can Mendota avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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