Soccer Preview: Southwestern vs. Jac-Cen-Del
Southwestern has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Southwestern managed to keep up with Switzerland County until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Southwestern came up short against Switzerland County, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Jac-Cen-Del was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Shawe Memorial. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 143rd).
Southwestern's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-7-1. As for Jac-Cen-Del, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11-3.
Everything went Southwestern's way against Jac-Cen-Del when the teams last played back in August, as Southwestern made off with an 11-2 win. In that match, Southwestern amassed a halftime lead of 8-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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