Centennial is 1-7 against Normal West since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Centennial Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Normal West Wildcats at 4:30 p.m.
Centennial is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Washington just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Panthers are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Normal West came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Dragons a 7-0 shutout.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5-2. As for Normal West, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8.
Centennial skirted past Normal West 2-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Normal West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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