The Centennial Chargers will head out to challenge the Champaign Central Maroons at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Centennial will be strutting in after a win while Champaign Central will be coming in after a loss.
Centennial will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Urbana on Thursday. The Chargers blew past the Tigers 6-0. The result was nothing new for Centennial, who have now won seven contests by four goals or more so far this season.
They hit Urbana with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alicia Fernandez (3), Samantha Doughty (2), and Alaina Kimble.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Champaign Central was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They lost 5-0 to Morton. While losing is never fun, Champaign Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Morton are ranked 18th).
The victory snapped Centennial's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-7-1 record. As for Champaign Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.
Centennial couldn't quite get it done against Champaign Central when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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