Soccer Preview: Fort Wayne South Side vs. New Haven
The Fort Wayne South Side Archers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the New Haven Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Wayne South Side will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Fort Wayne South Side who was credited with the win on Tuesday. Fort Wayne South Side got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's one. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Archers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Cadets are ranked 46th).
If Fort Wayne South Side heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when New Haven took over last week. New Haven walked away with a 3-1 win over Bellmont on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The victory got Fort Wayne South Side back to even at 6-6-1. As for New Haven, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Fort Wayne South Side skirted past New Haven 1-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Fort Wayne South Side have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Haven turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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