Urbana is 1-8-1 against Champaign Central since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Urbana Tigers are on the road again to play the Champaign Central Maroons at 11:00 a.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four matchups, Urbana finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 5-0 loss at the hands of Mahomet-Seymour. The loss was Urbana's first of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Champaign Central was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. Their tough 4-0 defeat to Springfield might stick with them for a while. Champaign Central has struggled against Springfield recently, as their match on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Urbana's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-1. As for Champaign Central, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Urbana suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Champaign Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Urbana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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