Soccer Preview: Tipton vs. Eastern
Tipton has gone 7-0-1 against Eastern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Tipton Blue Devils will be staying on the road to face off against the Eastern Comets at 5:00 p.m. Tipton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each game than the last.
Tipton is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Muncie Central 7-0 on Tuesday. It was an even better day for Mylee Granson as she scored three goals for her team.
Tipton used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Muncie Central. Kendall Claus played for 65 minutes having averaged 41.1 this season and Hadlee Napier got 60 vs. an average of 31.2. Claus made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Eastern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to Northwestern. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Tigers are ranked 105th).
Tipton's win bumped their record up to 6-7-1. As for Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14-1.
Tipton skirted past Eastern 2-1 in their previous matchup back in August. Does Tipton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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