Soccer Preview: Peoria Notre Dame vs. Bloomington
Peoria Notre Dame has gone 10-0 against Bloomington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will challenge the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Peoria Notre Dame's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last six matchups.
Peoria Notre Dame's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Normal West as Peoria Notre Dame made off with a 5-0 victory. The Irish's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last six games.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bloomington had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Lions 8-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Purple Raiders were the better team in the second half.
Peoria Notre Dame's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-1-1. As for Bloomington, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13-2.
Peoria Notre Dame took their win against Bloomington in their previous matchup on October 3rd by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria Notre Dame since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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