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| 04/24/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 04/26/23 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 04/27/22 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 05/04/21 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 04/11/19 - Home | 4-0 W |
| + 4 more games |
Normal Community has gone a perfect 9-0 against Champaign Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Ironmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Maroons at 6:00 p.m. Normal Community's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Normal Community fell victim to Peoria Notre Dame and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Irish, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Normal Community can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Peoria Notre Dame are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Champaign Central won against Mattoon on Monday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. The Maroons walked away with a 3-1 victory over Richwoods. That's two games straight that Champaign Central have won by exactly two goals.
The win made it two in a row for Champaign Central and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Normal Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Normal Community was able to grind out a solid victory over Champaign Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Ironmen repeat their success, or do the Maroons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
