Naperville Central has won six straight games at home, while Normal Community has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Redhawks will welcome the Ironmen at 12:45 p.m. Naperville Central's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Normal Community's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Naperville Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Naperville North, who was ranked 14th at the time (Naperville Central was ranked second). The Redhawks never let the Huskies get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Normal Community won against Urbana on Tuesday with nine goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Thursday. The Ironmen were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Manual. The result was nothing new for Normal Community, who have now won ten games by three goals or more so far this season.
Normal Community's victory bumped their record up to 13-8-1. As for Naperville Central, their win bumped their record up to 16-1-1.
Naperville Central took their victory against Normal Community in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1 score. Will the Redhawks repeat their success, or do the Ironmen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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