Urbana is 1-8-1 against Champaign Central since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tigers will host the Maroons at 4:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Urbana is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Peoria Notre Dame on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Irish. While losing is never fun, Urbana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while Peoria Notre Dame are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Champaign Central managed to keep up with Normal University until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Maroons came up short against the Pioneers, falling 3-0. Champaign Central have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Champaign Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Urbana, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-4.
Urbana might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Champaign Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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