Soccer Game Preview: Normal West vs. Springfield

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Previous 6 Games

05/15/25 - Away	2-8 L
05/09/24 - Home	0-5 L
05/11/23 - Away	2-3 L
05/12/22 - Home	3-0 W
05/25/18 - Neutral	3-2 W
05/19/17 - Home	3-1 W

Normal West and Springfield are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against Springfield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Normal West is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Morton on Saturday. The Wildcats took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Potters. The defeat continues a trend for Normal West in their meetings with Morton: they've now lost six in a row.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Springfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Glenwood a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Springfield was the better team in the second half.

Addie Maddox was the driving force of Springfield's attack as she scored both of Springfield's goals, bringing her season total up to 15 goals.

Normal West now has a losing record of 9-10-2. As for Springfield, their win bumped their record up to 13-3-1.

Normal West suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Springfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Wildcats were down 8-0.