Soccer Preview: Speedway vs. Monrovia
Speedway is 9-0 against Monrovia since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Speedway Sparkplugs are on the road again to play the Monrovia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Speedway didn't have quite enough to beat Tri-West Hendricks and fell 4-3.
Meanwhile, Monrovia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 6-0 to Indianapolis Lutheran. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Saints are ranked 141st).
Speedway dropped their record down to 6-5-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Monrovia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Speedway took their victory against Monrovia in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Speedway since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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