It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Normal Community had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rock Island Rocks a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Normal Community, who have now won 14 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Normal Community has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-1 record this season. As for Rock Island, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14-2 record this season.
Normal Community didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-3 win vs. East Moline United on the 17th. Rock Island does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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