The Normal Community Ironmen will head out to take on the Naperville Central Redhawks at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Normal Community's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Manual 9-0. The result was nothing new for Normal Community, who have now won ten matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Naperville Central entered their tilt with Naperville North on Thursday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Huskies.
Naperville Central pushed their record up to 16-1-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those eight games. As for Normal Community, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8-1.
Normal Community suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Naperville Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Ironmen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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