The Urbana University Illineks will challenge the Oakwood/Catlin Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Urbana University will be strutting in after a victory while Oakwood/Catlin will be coming in after a loss.
Urbana University's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Arthur-Okaw Christian as Urbana University made off with a 5-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Illineks, who have now won five games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Oakwood/Catlin's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Thursday. They fell just short of Rantoul by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Comets came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Eagles are ranked 331st).
Oakwood/Catlin's goal came courtesy of
Ethan Merritt, who's now up to 11 this season.
Urbana University's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Oakwood/Catlin, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1.
Urbana University took their win against Oakwood/Catlin when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Urbana University 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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