Soccer Preview: White River Valley and Mitchell Square Off

The White River Valley Wolverines will challenge the Mitchell Bluejackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mitchell has given up an average of 5.9 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

White River Valley was handed a three-goal loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They snuck past Shoals with a 2-1 win.

Meanwhile, Mitchell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Barr-Reeve, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Mitchell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 324th, while Barr-Reeve are ranked 92nd).

Mitchell has now lost 10 of their last 13 games on the road. That leaves them at a 1-12-1 record this season. As for White River Valley, they are now 10-4, having gone 1-2 since their eight-game winning streak ended.