The Normal Community Ironmen will head out on the road to challenge the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Normal Community came up short against Naperville Central and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, Normal Community can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Naperville Central are ranked second).
Mahomet-Seymour played against Taylorville on Thursday and won via forfeit.
The win was the seventh in a row for Mahomet-Seymour, bringing their record up to 12-4-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven matchups. As for Normal Community, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9-1.
Normal Community took their win against Mahomet-Seymour in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 4-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ironmen since the squad 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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