Soccer Preview: Normal Community vs. Glenwood
The Normal Community Ironmen's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Glenwood Titans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Normal Community was able to grind out a solid victory over Manual, taking the game 3-1. Given the Ironmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Rams are ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glenwood). They never let Decatur Eisenhower onto the board and left with a 9-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won nine games by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Decatur Eisenhower from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Miles Calderon led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Normal Community's victory bumped their record up to 11-5-5. As for Glenwood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-5-1.
Normal Community beat Glenwood by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Normal Community repeat their success, or does Glenwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
