Soccer Preview: Whiteland vs. Decatur Central
Whiteland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to challenge the Decatur Central Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Whiteland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6.2 goals per game this season.
Whiteland's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Greenwood. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Woodmen are ranked 83rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marin Koch and
Rylie Clark scored both of Whiteland's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Decatur Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Franklin Community, falling 9-0.
Whiteland's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Decatur Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Whiteland's way against Decatur Central in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Whiteland made off with a 5-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whiteland since the squad 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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