Soccer Game Preview: Bloomington vs. Urbana

The Bloomington Purple Raiders will face off against the Urbana Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Bloomington's offense. They lost 9-0 to Metamora on Thursday. Bloomington have struggled against Metamora recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, Urbana also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Mahomet-Seymour on Friday, falling 7-0. Urbana have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Urbana now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Bloomington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Bloomington suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Urbana when the teams last played back in April of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Purple Raiders were down 5-1.