Soccer Preview: Greencastle vs. Covington
The Greencastle Tiger Cubs are on the road again on Saturday to play the Covington Trojans at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Greencastle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let North Putnam onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Covington made sure to put some goals up on the board against South Vermillion on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Wildcats.
Covington hit South Vermillion with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Bre Batley (2),
Allie Hunt, and
Keira Smith.
Greencastle's victory bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Covington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6-1 record this season.
Greencastle was able to grind out a solid win over Covington when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greencastle 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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