Soccer Preview: Urbana vs. Peoria Notre Dame
The Urbana Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Urbana is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bloomington just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. Both finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw. The result kept the Tigers happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 6th.
Meanwhile, Peoria Notre Dame kept a clean sheet against Normal Community on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Ironmen by a score of 2-0. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Ironmen are ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Urbana's draw makes their record 7-2-1 this season. As for Peoria Notre Dame, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Urbana suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Peoria Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Urbana have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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