After two games on the road, Champaign Central is heading back home. They will host the Centennial Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Champaign Central didn't have quite enough to beat Urbana and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Tigers are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, Centennial had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 2-0 shutout.
Champaign Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1. As for Centennial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-2 record this season.
Champaign Central beat Centennial by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-1. Will Champaign Central repeat their success, or does Centennial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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