Soccer Preview: Mishawaka Marian vs. South Bend St. Joseph
Mishawaka Marian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mishawaka Marian is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Concord on Saturday. Mishawaka Marian took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Concord. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Minutemen are ranked third).
Meanwhile, South Bend St. Joseph entered their tilt with New Prairie on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 6-2 margin over the Cougars. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Huskies considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
They hit New Prairie with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Thomas Raster (2),
Emanuel Ortiz (2), and
Anthony (Tony) Wang (2).
Mishawaka Marian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for South Bend St. Joseph, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Everything went Mishawaka Marian's way against South Bend St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Mishawaka Marian made off with a 4-0 win. Will Mishawaka Marian repeat their success, or does South Bend St. Joseph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
