On Friday, the Bloomington Purple Raiders fell victim to a tough 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Centennial Chargers. While losing is never fun, Bloomington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 255th, while Centennial is ranked 127th).
Bloomington's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Centennial, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Bloomington didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 2-2 draw vs. Limestone on the 13th. As for Centennial, they will challenge Champaign Central at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Centennial is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
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