Decatur Eisenhower is 0-5 against Normal University since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Decatur Eisenhower Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Normal University Pioneers at 12:00 p.m. Decatur Eisenhower will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while Normal University is ranked 48th).
Decatur Eisenhower is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Auburn. That's two games in a row now that Decatur Eisenhower has lost by exactly seven goals.
Meanwhile, Normal University put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on Champaign Central with a sharp 5-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Normal University sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Decatur Eisenhower's loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Normal University, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Decatur Eisenhower suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Normal University in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Decatur Eisenhower avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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