Soccer Recap: Illiana Christian vs. Portage
Illiana Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Portage Indians. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Indians are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grant Terpstra and
Michael Zylstra scored all three of Illiana Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Illiana Christian's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1-1. As for Portage, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Illiana Christian will be playing at home against Marquette Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marquette Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season. As for Portage, they will head out on the road to face off against Michigan City at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Portage is facing Michigan City at the right time seeing as Michigan City is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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