On Saturday Normal University will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Washington Panthers at 11:30 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Normal University's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Springfield Southeast 8-0. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Spartans are ranked 461st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Washington had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over the Bulldogs. Eric Nolte was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Normal University pushed their record up to 12-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Washington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-1-1 record this season.
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