Richwoods hasn't had much luck against Normal Community recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Richwoods Knights will head out to face off against the Normal Community Ironmen at 6:00 p.m. Richwoods is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Richwoods is headed into the game having not lost since August 31 and will look to keep things rolling. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Normal West on Tuesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Wildcats are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richwoods hit Normal West with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jose Covarrubias (2),
Augustus Isada, and
David McCarthy.
Meanwhile, neither Normal Community nor Centennial could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Richwoods is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season. With that draw, Normal Community's record moves to 3-1-2.
Richwoods might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Normal Community in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Richwoods avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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