The Champaign Central Maroons will challenge the Morton Potters at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Champaign Central will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Saturday, then bounced right back against Urbana on Tuesday. The Maroons were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over the Tigers. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Champaign Central's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Urbana are ranked 240th).
Meanwhile, Morton waltzed into their game on Monday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rockets an 8-0 shutout.
Morton pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those six contests. As for Champaign Central, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
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