Normal West was the 0-0 winner over Washington when they last played one another back in August of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Normal West Wildcats came up short against the Washington Panthers on Thursday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Panthers are ranked fourth).
Normal West has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Washington, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1-1.
Normal West will host Danville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Washington, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Chicago Mt. Carmel at 12:00 p.m. Washington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
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