Soccer Preview: Lake Central vs. Hammond Central
The Lake Central Indians are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Hammond Central Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Lake Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
If Lake Central beats Hammond Central with two goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Lake Central had just enough and edged Lowell out 2-1 on Thursday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Red Devils are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Finley Golder and
Leah Rocha scored both of Lake Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Hammond Central kept a clean sheet against Hammond Morton on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Governors. The result was nothing new for Wolves, who have now won five matches by four goals or more so far this season.
Lake Central is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Hammond Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Everything went Lake Central's way against Hammond Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Lake Central made off with a 9-0 win. Does Lake Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hammond Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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