On Thursday Peoria Notre Dame will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Urbana Tigers at 4:30 p.m.
Peoria Notre Dame's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Normal Community. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Ironmen are ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Urbana's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They and Bloomington finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw. The result kept the Tigers happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 6th.
Peoria Notre Dame's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. Urbana's draw gives them a new season record of 7-2-1.
Everything went Peoria Notre Dame's way against Urbana when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Peoria Notre Dame made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria Notre Dame since the squad 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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