The Urbana University Illineks will face off against the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Urbana University will be strutting in after a victory while Bloomington will be coming in after a defeat.
Urbana University is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Rantoul a 7-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for Urbana University, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Bloomington was not quite Richwoods' equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for Bloomington in their meetings with Richwoods: they've now lost five in a row.
Bloomington's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5-2. As for Urbana University, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 9-5-3.
Urbana University skirted past Bloomington 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Illineks repeat their success, or do the Purple Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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