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| 04/17/25 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/24/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 04/26/23 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 04/27/22 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 05/04/21 - Home | 7-0 W |
| + 4 more games |
Normal Community is a perfect 9-0 against Champaign Central since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Ironmen will challenge the Maroons at 6:00 p.m.
Normal Community fell victim to Peoria Notre Dame and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Irish by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Normal Community can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Peoria Notre Dame are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Champaign Central had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Knights 4-1. Champaign Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by three goals or more this season.
Normal Community's defeat ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Champaign Central, their win bumped their record up to 6-1-1.
Normal Community beat Champaign Central 3-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ironmen since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
