The Urbana University Illineks will venture away from home to take on the Rantoul Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Urbana University's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Urbana University managed to keep up with Mahomet-Seymour until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Illineks lost 3-0 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rantoul, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Tolono Unity with a sharp 6-2 win on Thursday. The victory was some much needed relief for Rantoul as it spelled an end to their three-match losing streak.
Urbana University's loss dropped their record down to 8-5-3. As for Rantoul, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-8.
Everything went Urbana University's way against Rantoul when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as Urbana University made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Illineks since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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