Football Game Preview: Normal Community Ironmen vs. Centennial Chargers + Official Tickets

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2025, 2:46am

Football Preview: Normal Community Ironmen vs. Centennial Chargers

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Previous 6 Games

10/18/24 - Away49-6 W
10/15/21 - Home35-13 W
10/18/19 - Home41-13 W
10/12/18 - Away35-7 W
10/06/17 - Home47-0 W
10/07/16 - Away57-28 W

Normal Community has gone a perfect 6-0 against Centennial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Ironmen will be playing at home against the Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Normal Community has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 153 points over their last three contests.

Normal Community's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-0 win over Danville. The Ironmen haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Normal Community got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cole Kretsinger out in front who rushed for 54 yards and one score on only seven carries, and also threw for 41 yards and a pair of TDs. Another pass catcher making a difference was Michael Mavec, who picked up 77 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 44 points the game before, Centennial was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a hard 25-6 fall against Thornridge.

Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Normal Community, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.

Everything came up roses for Normal Community against Centennial in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 49-6 win. In that contest, the Ironmen amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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