Soccer Game Preview: Champaign Central vs. Normal University

Maroons

Goals

04/17/25 @ Normal Community	1
04/15/25 vs Richwoods	3
04/14/25 @ Mattoon	3
04/10/25 @ Normal West	1
04/08/25 vs Danville	7
+ 4 more games

Champaign Central is 0-10 against Normal University since April of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Maroons will host the Pioneers at 10:00 a.m. Champaign Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.

On Thursday, Champaign Central came up short against Normal Community and fell 3-1.

The Maroons' goal came courtesy of Rylie Schulze, who's now up to 17 this season.

Meanwhile, Normal University had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They never let the Purple Raiders get on the board and left with a 9-0 win. The result was nothing new for Normal University, who have now won five games by three goals or more so far this season.

Normal University pushed their record up to 8-2-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those three contests. As for Champaign Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

Champaign Central suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Normal University when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Maroons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.