Bloomington is 0-9 against Normal University since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bloomington Purple Raiders will square off against the Normal University Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Bloomington sidestepped Danville for a 3-2 win.
Meanwhile, Normal University put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lincoln a 10-0 shutout. While fans of Normal University might be used to big wins, the ten-goal margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Bloomington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12-1 record this season. As for Normal University, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Bloomington might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Normal University when the teams last played back in March. Can Bloomington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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