Soccer Game Preview: Washington on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 2, 2024, 2:13am

Soccer Preview: Washington vs. Tell City

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Washington is 4-0 against Tell City since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Washington Hatchets will look to defend their home pitch against the Tell City Marksmen at 5:30 p.m. Washington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.

Tell City is hoping to do what Providence couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Washington's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Washington had just enough and edged Providence out 3-2. Given the Hatchets' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Pioneers are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Washington hit Providence with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alan Santillan, Gabe Knepp, and Walter Palma.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tell City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand North Posey a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Marksmen were the better team in the second half.

Washington's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Tell City, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-2.

Washington took their win against Tell City in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Does Washington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tell City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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