Soccer Preview: McCutcheon vs. Kokomo
On Tuesday McCutcheon will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Kokomo Wildkats at 7:00 p.m. McCutcheon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
On Saturday, McCutcheon earned a 3-1 win over Western. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Panthers are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nery Pacheco and
Korbin Vanette scored all three of McCutcheon's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Kokomo entered their tilt with Richmond on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Red Devils by a score of 5-3. That's two games straight that the Wildkats have won by exactly two goals.
McCutcheon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Kokomo, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Everything went McCutcheon's way against Kokomo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as McCutcheon made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McCutcheon 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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