Soccer Game Preview: Bloomington vs. Normal University

Bloomington hasn't had much luck against Normal University recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Purple Raiders will take on the Pioneers at 4:30 p.m.

Bloomington is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. Everything went their way against Rantoul on Saturday as they made off with a 7-2 win. With Bloomington ahead 7-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Normal University was forced to settle for a draw. They and Rochester finished up their match with a 1-1 draw on Thursday.

The victory was their first on the road, bumping their record up to 2-15. Normal University's draw gives them a new season record of 16-5-1.

Bloomington suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Normal University in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Purple Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.