Bloomington Central Catholic has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Pleasant Plains/New Berlin Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bloomington Central Catholic 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 154th, while Pleasant Plains/New Berlin is ranked 30th).
After soaring to eight goals the game before, Bloomington Central Catholic was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 4-0 loss at the hands of Normal University. Bloomington Central Catholic has not had much luck with Normal University recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains/New Berlin can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Auburn. Pleasant Plains/New Berlin's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last eight matchups.
Their offense was hitting Auburn from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Bailey Leach led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Bloomington Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Pleasant Plains/New Berlin, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
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