The Champaign Central Maroons will take on the Washington Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Champaign Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Peoria Notre Dame on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Irish. 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 252nd, while the Irish are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Washington waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Potters a 4-0 shutout. Considering the Panthers have won 14 contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Morton with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Eric Nolte,
Elliott Wettstein,
Isaac Reetz, and
Bernie Winne.
Champaign Central moved to 6-11-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Washington, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4-1 record this season.
Champaign Central skirted past Washington 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Champaign Central since the team 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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