Soccer Preview: Danville vs. Bloomington
The Danville Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Danville and Charleston met for a duel on Monday where Danville had to make due with a tie. Both finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time the Vikings have been dealt a draw since back in September.
Meanwhile, Bloomington fell victim to Peoria Notre Dame and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to the Irish. While losing is never fun, the Purple Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Irish are ranked third).
Danville's draw makes their record 5-7-4 this season. As for Bloomington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10-2.
Danville suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Bloomington when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Danville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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