Peoria is 0-8 against Champaign Central since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Peoria Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Champaign Central Maroons at 4:30 p.m. Peoria 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 357th, while Champaign Central is ranked 109th).
Peoria is is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to Centennial.
Meanwhile, Champaign Central kept a clean sheet against Glenbard North on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 1-0.
Peoria's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Champaign Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5-2 record this season.
Peoria might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Champaign Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Peoria avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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