Soccer Game Preview: Champaign Central vs. Peoria

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Previous Games

10/03/24 - Away	2-3 L
09/11/23 - Home	9-0 W
10/11/22 - Away	10-0 W
10/12/21 - Home	8-1 W
04/06/21 - Away	9-1 W
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Champaign Central is 8-2 against Peoria since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lions at 5:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

On Tuesday, Champaign Central didn't have quite enough to beat Centennial and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for Champaign Central in their meetings with Centennial: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Peoria fell victim to Peoria Notre Dame and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Irish, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Peoria can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while Peoria Notre Dame are ranked 34th).

Champaign Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-9-2. As for Peoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.