Normal Community has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Normal Community will head out to face Bloomington after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Normal Community took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Normal University. While losing is never fun, the Ironmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Pioneers are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Bloomington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Bloomington Central Catholic by a score of 2-1.
Having lost for the first time this season, Normal Community fell to 2-1-1. As for Bloomington, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Normal Community's way against Bloomington when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Normal Community made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Normal Community since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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